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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 11, 2023 4:13:35 GMT -6
Today's word - Voracity (n.) Voracity refers to an immoderate eagerness or enthusiasm for something, or to an intense desire to eat or consume something.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 12, 2023 3:59:19 GMT -6
Today's word - Gullible (adj.) Someone described as gullible is easily fooled or cheated. In other words, they are quick to believe something that is not true.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 13, 2023 5:46:07 GMT -6
Today's word - Circumvent (v.) To circumvent something is to get around it in a clever and sometimes dishonest way, or, if it's a rule or law, to avoid being stopped by it.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 14, 2023 5:52:55 GMT -6
Today's word - Foliage (n.) Foliage refers to the leaves of a plant or of many plants.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 15, 2023 4:19:34 GMT -6
Today's word - Hirsute (adj.) Hirsute is a formal word that means “hairy.” It is also often used in humorous contexts to describe someone with a lot of hair on their face or body. Botanists use hirsute to describe plant parts, such as leaves, that are covered in coarse, stiff hairs.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 16, 2023 4:21:00 GMT -6
Today's word - Acronym (n.) An acronym is a word formed from the first letter or letters of each one of the words in a phrase.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 17, 2023 4:52:24 GMT -6
Today's word - Mollycoddle (v.) When you mollycoddle someone, you are treating that person with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence or attention.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 18, 2023 4:15:26 GMT -6
Today's word - Omnipotent (adj.) Omnipotent is a formal word describing someone or something as having complete or unlimited power.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 19, 2023 4:30:45 GMT -6
Today's word - Quintessence (n.) Quintessence is a formal word that can refer to the most typical or perfect example of something, or the most important part of something.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 20, 2023 3:55:22 GMT -6
Today's word - Dubious (adj) A dubious person lacks a definite opinion or is doubtful about something; this sense of the word is usually used with about.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 21, 2023 4:15:18 GMT -6
Today's word - Inculcate (v) Inculcate is a formal word that has to do with teaching and persuading especially by frequent repetition. If you inculcate someone, you gradually cause the person to fully understand something. If you inculcate an ideal, practice, or behavior in someone, you impress it upon them.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 22, 2023 3:42:31 GMT -6
Today's word - Beholden (adj) Beholden is a formal adjective that describes someone as having obligations to someone or something else, often (but not always) to return a favor or gift. Beholden is usually followed by to.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 23, 2023 4:59:36 GMT -6
Today's word - Threshold (n) A threshold is a piece of wood, metal, or stone that lies across the base of a doorway. In figurative use, threshold refers to the point or level at which something begins or changes.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 24, 2023 4:29:12 GMT -6
Today's word - Regale (v) Regale is a somewhat formal word that means “to entertain or amuse by telling stories, describing experiences, etc.” It is often followed by with.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 25, 2023 4:42:21 GMT -6
Today's word - Extraneous (adj) Something described as extraneous does not form a necessary part of something else, and may also therefore be considered irrelevant or unimportant (as in “extraneous details”).
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