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July 2, 2015

Word of the Day – Peregrinate

Peregrinate (verb) peh-ri-grin-ate To travel or wander from place to place. Origin; Late 16th century (earlier ( Middle…

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July 1, 2015

Word of the Day – Heuristic

Heuristic (adj) hyer-is-tic Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. A process…

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June 30, 2015

Word of the Day – Ailurophile

Ailurophile (noun) aye-lure-oh-file A person who likes cats; cat fancier. Can also be spelled Aelurophile. Simply, one…

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June 29, 2015

Word of the Day – Mondegreen

Mondegreen (noun) mon-duh-green A word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung.…

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June 28, 2015

Word of the Day – Absquatulate

Absquatulate (verb) ab-skwot-yoo-late To leave abruptly. Now here is a word I will definitely be…

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June 27, 2015

Word of the Day – Bouquiniste

Bouquiniste (noun) buh-keh-nest A dealer in secondhand books. Not used very often any more which is…

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June 26, 2015

Word of the Day – Bescumber

Bescumber (verb) be-scum-ber To discharge ordure or dung upon. What a perfect threat, it literally means…

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June 23, 2015

Word of the Day – Pogonophobia

Pogonophobia (noun) po-gon-ef-ob-ea A real and irrational fear of beards. An aversion to facial hair.…

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June 21, 2015

Word of the Day – Palimpsest

Palimpsest (noun) pal-imp-sest A manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has…

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June 15, 2015

Word of the Day – Fugacious

Fugacious (adj) (literary) fug-ay-shus Fleeting, lasting only a moment. Beautiful literary word, I really like…

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