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April 14, 2019
61%    39%    #184 votes

What does melic mean?

melic(Noun)
Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from north temperate regions

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April 13, 2019
66%    34%    #193 votes

What does pettifog mean?

quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble(verb)
argue over petty things

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April 12, 2019
66%    34%    #160 votes

What does Voluble mean?

voluble(adj)
marked by a ready flow of speech

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April 11, 2019
57%    43%    #146 votes

What does Heiligenschein mean?

heiligenschein(Noun)
An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).

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April 10, 2019
67%    33%    #47 votes

What does regina mean?

Regina(noun)
the provincial capital of Saskatchewan

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April 9, 2019
66%    34%    #193 votes

What does facetiae mean?

facetiae(Noun)
Witty or amusing writings or remarks.

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April 8, 2019
68%    32%    #196 votes

What does fantods mean?

fantods(noun)
an ill-defined state of irritability and distress

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