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June 20, 2018
83%    17%    #50 votes

What does Clemency mean?

mildness, clemency(noun)
good weather with comfortable temperatures

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June 19, 2018
80%    20%    #37 votes

What does Abhorrent mean?

abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive(adj)
offensive to the mind

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June 18, 2018
78%    22%    #40 votes

What does whelm mean?

overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake(verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

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June 17, 2018
86%    14%    #55 votes

What does boondoggle mean?

boondoggle(verb)
work of little or no value done merely to look busy

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June 16, 2018
78%    23%    #31 votes

What does proficient mean?

adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful(adj)
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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June 15, 2018
92%    8%    #77 votes

What does fustigate mean?

cudgel, fustigate(verb)
strike with a cudgel

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June 14, 2018
76%    24%    #39 votes

What does roseate mean?

rose, roseate, rosaceous(adj)
of something having a dusty purplish pink color

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