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April 30, 2022

Word of the Day – Brazen

Brazen (adj) Bray-zen Without shame. Old English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of…

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April 29, 2022

Word of the Day – Sessile

Sessile (adj) ses-ile (biology) Fixed in one place, unmoving. Early 18th century from Latin sessilis,…

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April 28, 2022

Word of the Day – Aphelion

Aphelion (noun) ap-hee-lee-on The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at…

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April 27, 2022

Word of the Day – Phial

Phial (noun) vi-al A small cylindrical glass bottle, typically used for medical samples or for…

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April 26, 2022

Word of the Day – Edaphic

Edaphic (adj) ee-daf-ik (Ecology) Of, produced by, or influenced by the soil. Late 19th century…

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April 25, 2022

Word of the Day – Excipient

Excipient (noun) eks-ip-ee-ant An inactive substance that serves as the vehicle or medium for a…

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April 24, 2022

Word of the Day – Sanctimony

Sanctimony (noun) sank-ti-mo-nee The action or practice of acting as if one were morally superior…

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April 23, 2022

Word of the Day – Maenad

Maenad (noun) mee-nad (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine…

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April 22, 2022

Word of the Day – Bigsie

Bigsie (adj) (Scots) big-zee Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited.…

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April 21, 2022

Word of the Day – Gulch

Gulch (noun) gul-ch (North American) A narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of a…

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