Word of the Day — Archive Page #20

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December 17, 2023
66%    34%    #77 votes

What does echt mean?

genuine, echt(adj)
not fake or counterfeit

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December 16, 2023
81%    19%    #69 votes

What does olfactory mean?

olfactory, olfactive(adj)
of or relating to olfaction

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December 15, 2023
81%    19%    #67 votes

What does boilerplate mean?

boilerplate(noun)
standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories

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December 14, 2023
81%    19%    #75 votes

What does woebegone mean?

creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone(adj)
worn and broken down by hard use

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December 13, 2023
79%    21%    #84 votes

What does chimera mean?

Chimera, Chimaera(noun)
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

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December 12, 2023
81%    19%    #78 votes

What does gravitate mean?

gravitate(verb)
move toward

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December 11, 2023
83%    17%    #86 votes

What does exigent mean?

clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant(adj)
demanding attention

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