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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 25, 2023 6:23:06 GMT -6
Today's word - Abnegate (v) Abnegate is a formal word that is most often used to mean "to deny or renounce" in contexts relating to responsibility: if you abnegate your responsibilities, you deny them and refuse to do what those responsibilities require. Abnegate can also mean "to surrender or relinquish," especially in contexts in which someone is abandoning their own desires or interests.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 26, 2023 5:03:42 GMT -6
Today's word - Olfactory (adj) Olfactory describes things that have to do with the sense of smell.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 27, 2023 5:21:41 GMT -6
Today's word - Culprit (n) Culprit refers to a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong. Culprit can also refer to the source or cause of a problem.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 28, 2023 6:00:42 GMT -6
Today's word - Kinetic (adj) Kinetic has several meanings that all have to do with movement. In physics, kinetic means "of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated with them"; kinetic energy, for example, is energy associated with motion. More generally, kinetic can be used synonymously with active and lively as well as dynamic and energizing. And kinetic art is art (such as sculpture or assemblage) that has mechanical parts which can be set in motion.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 29, 2023 5:16:05 GMT -6
Today's word - Detritus (n) Detritus refers to debris—that is, the pieces that remain when something breaks, falls apart, or is destroyed.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Nov 30, 2023 5:27:11 GMT -6
Today's word - Felicitous (adj) Felicitous is an adjective most often used in formal speech and writing to describe something that is very well expressed or suited for some purpose or situation. It can also be used as a synonym for pleasant or delightful.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 1, 2023 5:19:49 GMT -6
Today's word - Bifurcate (v) When something bifurcates, it divides into two branches or parts; to bifurcate something is to divide it into two branches or parts.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 2, 2023 5:25:21 GMT -6
Today's word - Hive mind (n) Hive mind refers to the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind. In biology, hive mind refers to the collective mental activity expressed in the complex, coordinated behavior of a colony of social insects (such as bees or ants) regarded as comparable to a single mind controlling the behavior of an individual organism.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 3, 2023 5:18:46 GMT -6
Today's word - Dexterous (adj) Dexterous is a formal adjective used to describe someone or something that has or shows great skill or cleverness.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 4, 2023 5:17:41 GMT -6
Today's word - Avoirdupois (n) Avoirdupois is synonymous with weight and heaviness, especially as related to the body. It also refers to the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 5, 2023 5:06:42 GMT -6
Today's word - Smite (v) Smite means “to hit someone or something very hard.” Other uses of the word include “to severely injure, kill, or attack someone” (as in “smitten by disease”) and “to captivate or take” (as in “smitten by her beauty”).
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 6, 2023 5:03:02 GMT -6
Today's word - Permeable (adj) Permeable is a synonym of penetrable that is used especially to describe things that have pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 7, 2023 5:04:11 GMT -6
Today's word - Tincture (n) Tincture refers to a solution made by mixing a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent. It can also refer to a slight trace of something, as in “a tincture of doubt.”
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 8, 2023 5:47:17 GMT -6
Today's word - Intrepid (adj) Intrepid means “fearless, bold, and brave.”
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Post by NerdiestKen on Dec 9, 2023 4:49:14 GMT -6
Today's word - Convalesce (v) To convalesce is to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury, or weakness.
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