Word of the Day — Archive Page #297
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September 1, 2018
90% 10% #93 votesWhat does Oxymoron mean?
- oxymoron(noun)
- conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
August 30, 2018
84% 16% #63 votesWhat does Arduous mean?
- arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome(adj)
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
August 29, 2018
96% 4% #49 votesWhat does Secular mean?
- layman, layperson, secular(adj)
- someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
August 28, 2018
86% 14% #64 votesWhat does Aplomb mean?
- aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid(noun)
- great coolness and composure under strain
August 27, 2018
89% 11% #50 votesWhat does Litigious mean?
- litigious(adj)
- of or relating to litigation
August 26, 2018
84% 16% #62 votesWhat does Ambivalence mean?
- ambivalence, ambivalency(noun)
- mixed feelings or emotions
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