Word of the Day — Archive Page #313
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May 11, 2018
86% 14% #50 votesWhat does cathexis mean?
- cathexis, charge(noun)
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
May 10, 2018
84% 16% #38 votesWhat does loath mean?
- loath, loth, reluctant(adj)
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
May 9, 2018
84% 16% #36 votesWhat does slew mean?
- batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad(verb)
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
May 8, 2018
89% 11% #56 votesWhat does mollycoddle mean?
- mollycoddle(verb)
- a pampered darling; an effeminate man
May 7, 2018
87% 13% #53 votesWhat does redolent mean?
- evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant(adj)
- serving to bring to mind
May 6, 2018
45% 55% #20 votesWhat does chivalry mean?
- chivalry, gallantry, politesse(noun)
- courtesy towards women
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