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May 25, 2020

Word of the Day – Sphygmograph

Sphygmograph (noun) sfig-mo-graf An instrument which produces a line recording the strength and rate of…

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May 24, 2020

Word of the Day – Tenebrosity

Tenebrosity (noun) ten-e-bros-it-ee The quality of being dark or shadowy. Late Middle English from Old…

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May 23, 2020

Word of the Day – Nostrification

Nostrification (noun) nos-trif-ik-ay-shun (rare) With reference to (especially central) European universities: the action or process…

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May 22, 2020

Word of the Day – Anarchism

Anarchism (noun) an-aak-iz-m Belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society…

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May 21, 2020

Word of the Day – Affray

Affray (noun) af-ray An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the…

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May 20, 2020

Word of the Day – Advect

Advect (verb) ad-vekt Transfer (heat or matter) by the flow of a fluid, especially horizontally…

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May 19, 2020

Word of the Day – Pochade

Pochade (noun) posh-ah-d A rough or hastily executed sketch; a blurred or indistinct picture. Also…

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May 18, 2020

Word of the Day – Inhumation

Inhumation (noun) (archaelogy) in-hoo-may-shun the act of being buried, of burying the dead. (more…)

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May 17, 2020

Word of the Day – Goom

Goom (noun) (Aus/En) goom (especially in Aboriginal English) methylated spirits or other cheap alcoholic liquor.…

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May 16, 2020

Word of the Day – Karren

Karren (noun) ka-run (geology) Grooves and fissures, typically separated by sharp ridges, produced in a…

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