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September 8, 2018
78%    22%    #38 votes

What does nonchalant mean?

casual, insouciant, nonchalant(adj)
marked by blithe unconcern

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September 7, 2018
78%    23%    #62 votes

What does orgulous mean?

orgulous(Adjective)
Proud; haughty; disdainful.

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September 6, 2018
83%    17%    #59 votes

What does fungible mean?

fungible(adj)
a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation

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September 5, 2018
90%    10%    #47 votes

What does bereft mean?

bereft, lovelorn, unbeloved(adj)
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

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September 4, 2018
69%    31%    #44 votes

What does mufti mean?

mufti(noun)
a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

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September 3, 2018
88%    12%    #61 votes

What does Paradigm mean?

paradigm(noun)
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

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September 2, 2018
92%    8%    #55 votes

What does Vernacular mean?

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular(noun)
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

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