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November 12, 2019

Word of the Day – Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos (noun) (medicine) op-is-thot-on-us Spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck,…

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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 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 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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October 31, 2019

Word of the Day – Gallivant

Gallivant (verb) gal-i-vant Go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure…

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October 30, 2019

Word of the Day – Pravity

Pravity (noun) (archaic) p-rav-it-ee Moral perversion or corruption; wickedness, depravity; an instance of this. Early…

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October 29, 2019

Word of the Day – Amalgam

Amalgam (noun) a-mal-gam A mixture or blend. Late 15th century from French amalgame or medieval…

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October 28, 2019

Word of the Day – Linchpin

Linchpin (noun) lin-ch-pin A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization. A pin…

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