Word of the Day — Archive Page #276

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January 30, 2019
98%    2%    #113 votes

What does agape mean?

agape(noun)
(Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

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January 29, 2019
90%    10%    #76 votes

What does bombardment mean?

barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught(noun)
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

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January 28, 2019
91%    9%    #81 votes

What does malingerer mean?

malingerer, skulker, shammer(noun)
someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

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January 27, 2019
89%    11%    #113 votes

What does piscatorial mean?

piscatorial, piscatory(adj)
relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing

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January 26, 2019
91%    9%    #225 votes

What does peregrination mean?

peregrination(noun)
traveling or wandering around

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January 25, 2019
75%    25%    #45 votes

What does brook mean?

brook, creek(verb)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

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January 24, 2019
85%    15%    #61 votes

What does congeal mean?

jell, set, congeal(verb)
become gelatinous

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