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October 21, 2015

Word of the Day – Gaffe

Gaffe (n) gaf An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. Not…

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October 20, 2015

Word of the Day – Perfidious

Perfidious (adj) pur-fid-ee-us Deceitful and untrustworthy I love this word, it sounds like its definition, I…

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October 19, 2015

Word of the Day – Mimesis

Mimesis (n) m-ey-mee-sis Imitation, in particular imitative representation of the real world in art and literature. Also;…

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October 18, 2015

Word of the Day – Phlegmatic

Phlegmatic (adj) fleg-ma-tik (of a person) Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. No matter how…

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October 17, 2015

Word of the Day – Malapropism

Malapropism(n) mal-uh-pr-o-pizm The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often…

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October 16, 2015

Word of the Day – Cacoethes

Cacoethes (n) kak-oh-ee-th(soft)-eez An urge to do something inadvisable. I have this currently, it has something…

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October 15, 2015

Word of the Day – Horripilation

Horripilation (n) haw-rip-uh-ley-shun A bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc; gooseflesh. That…

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October 14, 2015

Word of the Day – Contumacious

Contumacious (adj) kon-tyoo-may-shus Stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. Or perhaps just being a…

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October 13, 2015

Word of the Day – Waldo

Waldo (n) wall-doh A remote-controlled device for handling or manipulating objects, ie a TV 'clicker'. Taken…

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October 12, 2015

Word of the Day – Sanguine

Sanguine (adj) san-gwin Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. (In medieval…

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