Word of the Day — Archive Page #14

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December 27, 2023
82%    18%    #87 votes

What does orotund mean?

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid(adj)
ostentatiously lofty in style

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December 26, 2023
64%    36%    #141 votes

What does redound mean?

redound(verb)
return or recoil

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December 25, 2023
77%    23%    #99 votes

What does upbraid mean?

reproach, upbraid(verb)
express criticism towards

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December 24, 2023
95%    5%    #102 votes

What does shill mean?

shill(verb)
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

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December 23, 2023
88%    13%    #77 votes

What does pandemonium mean?

chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness(noun)
a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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December 22, 2023
79%    21%    #63 votes

What does werewolf mean?

werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou(noun)
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

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December 21, 2023
61%    39%    #59 votes

What does obtain mean?

obtain(verb)
come into possession of

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