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November 10, 2019

Word of the Day – Zenith

Zenith (noun) zen-ith The time at which something is most powerful or successful. Late Middle…

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November 9, 2019

Word of the Day – Contrapuntal

Contrapuntal (adj) (music) kon-tra-pun-tal Of or in counterpoint. Mid 19th century from Italian contrapunto (see…

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November 8, 2019

Word of the Day – Quodlibet

Quodlibet (noun) (archaic) kwod-lib-et A topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion. Late…

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November 7, 2019

Word of the Day – Climactic

Climactic (adj) klai-mak-tik Acting as a culmination or resolution to a series of events; forming…

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November 6, 2019

Word of the Day – Pataca

Pataca (noun) pa-tar-ka The basic monetary unit of Macao, equivalent to 100 avos. Spanish and…

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November 5, 2019

Word of the Day – Greenage

Greenage (noun) gree-nij A fee to use a bowling green. (British) Mid 18th century; earliest…

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November 4, 2019

Word of the Day – Empest

Empest (verb) Em-pest To infect with plague, pestilence, etc. Early 17th century; earliest use found…

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November 3, 2019

Word of the Day – Oodles

Oodles (noun) (informal) oo-dls A very great number of. Late 19th century; earliest use found…

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November 2, 2019

Word of the Day – Virulent

Virulent (adj) vir-oo-lent (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.…

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November 1, 2019

Word of the Day – Egad

Egad (exclamation) (archaic) ee-gad Expressing surprise, anger, or affirmation. Late 17th century representing earlier A…

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