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March 21, 2024
79%    21%    #49 votes

What does colossal mean?

colossal, prodigious, stupendous(adj)
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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March 20, 2024
64%    36%    #69 votes

What does artisanal mean?

artisanal(Adjective)
Of or involving artisans.

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March 19, 2024
77%    23%    #56 votes

What does cliffhanger mean?

cliffhanger(noun)
a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end

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March 18, 2024
71%    29%    #65 votes

What does amerce mean?

amerce(verb)
punish with an arbitrary penalty

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March 17, 2024
81%    19%    #55 votes

What does acropolis mean?

acropolis(noun)
the citadel in ancient Greek towns

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March 16, 2024
74%    26%    #64 votes

What does bathos mean?

bathos(noun)
triteness or triviality of style

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March 15, 2024
75%    25%    #63 votes

What does ekphrasis mean?

ekphrasis(Noun)
A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.

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