Word of the Day — Archive Page #292

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October 6, 2018
78%    22%    #56 votes

What does Corroborate mean?

confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm(verb)
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

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October 5, 2018
87%    13%    #47 votes

What does germination mean?

germination, sprouting(noun)
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

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October 4, 2018
81%    19%    #86 votes

What does victual mean?

comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals(verb)
any substance that can be used as food

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October 3, 2018
89%    11%    #102 votes

What does puckish mean?

arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked(adj)
naughtily or annoyingly playful

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October 2, 2018
74%    26%    #50 votes

What does strafe mean?

strafe(verb)
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

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October 1, 2018
86%    14%    #44 votes

What does frivolity mean?

frivolity, frivolousness(noun)
the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

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September 30, 2018
88%    12%    #84 votes

What does apotheosis mean?

ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch(noun)
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

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