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December 13, 2022

Word of the Day – Cistvaen

Cistvaen (noun) kist-vayn A prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket. Cistvaen, “a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or…

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December 12, 2022

Word of the Day – Oleoresinous

Oleoresinous (adj) ol-ee-o-rez-in-us Consisting of drying oils and resins that usually have been cooked. Oleoresinous,…

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December 11, 2022

Word of the Day – Mehndi

Mehndi (noun) men-dee The art or practice of painting elaborate patterns on the skin with…

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December 10, 2022

Word of the Day – Algorithm

Algorithm (noun) al-go-ri-thm an ordered set of instructions applied repeatedly to data to solve a…

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December 9, 2022

Word of the Day – Costive

Costive (adj) kos-tiv suffering from constipation / slow in action or in expressing ideas, opinions,…

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December 8, 2022

Word of the Day – Vaunt

Vaunt (verb) vaw-nt to speak vaingloriously of; boast of 1350–1400; Middle English vaunten, Middle French…

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December 7, 2022

Word of the Day – Borak

Borak (noun) bo-rak (Aus) Ridicule. First recorded in 1835–45; from Wathawurrung (an Australian Aboriginal language…

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December 6, 2022

Word of the Day – Tenebrism

Tenebrism (noun) ten-eb-rizm (sometimes capital) a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by…

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December 5, 2022

Word of the Day – Hofbrau

Hofbrau (noun) hof-braw an informal, German-style restaurant or tavern. By shortening of Hofbrauhaus (German: literally,…

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December 4, 2022

Word of the Day – Netsuke

Netsuke (noun) net-skee a small figure of ivory, wood, metal, or ceramic, originally used as…

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