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May 6, 2016

Word of the Day – Turpitude

Turpitude (noun) ter-pi-tood Depraved or wicked behaviour, or character. Origins around the 15th centure, from…

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May 5, 2016

Word of the Day – Wisenheimer

Wisenheimer (noun) wiz-en-hi-mer A person who behaves in an irritatingly smug or arrogant fashion, typically…

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May 4, 2016

Word of the Day – Coventrated

Coventrated (adj) (obs) kov-en-tray-ted To be badly bombed from the air, like Coventry. We don't…

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May 3, 2016

Word of the Day – Kvell

Kvell (verb) k-vell To feel happy and proud. 1960s: from Yiddish kveln, from Middle High German,…

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May 2, 2016

Word of the Day – Isthmus

Isthmus (noun) is-th-muss A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link…

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May 1, 2016

Word of the Day – Lucubration

Lucubration (noun) lyoo-koo-bray-shun Writing or study. Writing produced by laborious effort or study, especially when…

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April 30, 2016

Word of the Day – Oenophile

Oenophile (noun) een-oh-fie-l A connoisseur of wines. We mean a proper connoisseur not just an avid…

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April 29, 2016

Word of the Day – Skeuomorph

Skeuomorph (noun) skyoo-oh-morf An object or feature which imitates the design of a similar artefact…

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April 28, 2016

Word of the Day – Zeugma

Zeugma (noun) z-oog-mah A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in…

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April 27, 2016

Word of the Day – Propitious

Propitious (adj) proh-pish-uss Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable. Benevolent, likely to produce…

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