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January 1, 2017

Word of the Day – Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa (noun) tab-yoo-la rah-za An absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate:…

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December 31, 2016

Word of the Day – Polymath

Polymath (noun) pol-i-math A person of wide knowledge or learning. A person whose expertise spans a…

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December 30, 2016

Word of the Day – Bacchanal

Bacchanal (noun) bak-un-al A wild and drunken celebration: A crazed party with drunken revelry, ecstatic sexual…

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December 29, 2016

Word of the Day – Turgid

Turgid (adj) tur-jid Swollen and distended or congested: (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.…

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December 28, 2016

Word of the Day – Replete

Replete (adj) re-pleet Very full of or sated by food: Filled or well-supplied with something. Abundantly…

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December 21, 2016

Word of the Day – Sybarite

Sybarite (noun) sib-ur-ite A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury. A Sybarite…

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December 20, 2016

Word of the Day – Pontificate

Pontificate (verb) pon-tif-ik-ate Express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. To speak or write…

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December 19, 2016

Word of the Day – Cushty

Cushty (adj) kush-ti Very good or pleasing. I always thought this was one of Del Boy's…

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December 18, 2016

Word of the Day – Sumph

Sumph (noun) sum-f A stupid or clumsy person; a person who sulks. Of unknown origin although…

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December 17, 2016

Word of the Day – Reprobate

Reprobate (noun) rep-roh-bate An unprincipled person: Archaic (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the…

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