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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 26, 2023 4:16:38 GMT -6
Today's word - Cadre (n) Broadly, cadre can refer to any group of people with a unifying relationship, as in “a cadre of lawyers,” or “a cadre of sportswriters.” More specifically, cadre can also be used for a group of people who are trained in a role or task, and who in turn can train others.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 27, 2023 4:06:50 GMT -6
Today's word - Shill (v) Shill is an informal word that is used disapprovingly to mean “to talk about or describe someone or something in a favorable way for pay.” It is usually paired with for.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 28, 2023 4:05:56 GMT -6
Today's word - Irascible (adj) Someone who is irascible is easily angered and annoyed.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 29, 2023 4:31:38 GMT -6
Today's word - Pandemonium (n) Pandemonium refers to a situation in which a crowd or mass of people act in a wild, uncontrolled, or violent way because they are afraid, excited, or confused.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 30, 2023 4:11:51 GMT -6
Today's word - Werewolf (n) Werewolf refers to a person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming a wolf's form, especially during the full moon.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 31, 2023 4:07:19 GMT -6
Today's word - Eldritch (adj) Eldritch describes things that are strange or unnatural, especially in a way that inspires fear. The word is often used as a synonym for eerie.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 1, 2023 4:05:27 GMT -6
Today's word - Fuliginous (adj) Fuliginous is a formal adjective that is synonymous with sooty; it describes things related to, containing, or producing soot. It can also describe things that are figuratively sooty—that is, dark or murky, as in "fuliginous soul"—as well as things that are dark or sooty in color, from crystals and insects to the plumage of some bird species.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 2, 2023 4:50:14 GMT -6
Today's word - Analogue (n) Analogue refers to something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc. In other words, an analogue is analogous to something else.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 3, 2023 4:20:54 GMT -6
Today's word - Parse (v) To parse something is to to study it by looking closely at its parts. In grammar and linguistics, parse means "to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other."
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 4, 2023 5:48:57 GMT -6
Today's word - Maelstrom (n) A maelstrom is a powerful often violent whirlpool that sucks in objects within a given radius. Maelstrom is also often used figuratively to refer to a situation resembling the turbulence of a maelstrom, as when there are a lot of confused activities, emotions, etc.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 5, 2023 5:21:36 GMT -6
Today's word - Requisite (adj) Requisite is a synonym of necessary and essential that describes something needed for a particular purpose.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 6, 2023 5:07:27 GMT -6
Today's word - Terraform (v) To terraform something (such as a planet or moon) is to transform it so that it is suitable for supporting human life.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 7, 2023 6:28:31 GMT -6
Today's word - Cockamamie (adj) Cockamamie is an adjective used to describe something ridiculous, silly, or incredible.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 8, 2023 5:38:06 GMT -6
Today's word - Mien (n) Mien is a literary word that refers to a person's demeanor or appearance, especially as expressive of their attitude or personality.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 9, 2023 5:33:16 GMT -6
Today's word - Audacious (adj) Audacious is an adjective used to describe people, or things that people make or do, that are confident and daring, or bold and surprising.
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