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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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January 23, 2019
91%    9%    #104 votes

What does equanimity mean?

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity(noun)
steadiness of mind under stress

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January 22, 2019
86%    14%    #55 votes

What does fluke mean?

good luck, fluke, good fortune(noun)
a stroke of luck

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January 21, 2019
83%    17%    #205 votes

What does gonif mean?

gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof(noun)
(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)

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January 20, 2019
92%    8%    #98 votes

What does vociferation mean?

cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation(noun)
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

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January 19, 2019
73%    27%    #64 votes

What does offload mean?

offload(verb)
transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data

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January 18, 2019
91%    9%    #115 votes

What does contemporise mean?

synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise(verb)
happen at the same time

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