Word of the Day — Archive Page #323

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March 2, 2018
76%    24%    #37 votes

What does validate mean?

validate, formalize, formalise(verb)
declare or make legally valid

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March 1, 2018
84%    16%    #47 votes

What does Procurement mean?

procurement, procurance, procural(noun)
the act of getting possession of something

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February 28, 2018
83%    17%    #49 votes

What does Ruminate mean?

ruminate(verb)
chew the cuds

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February 27, 2018
92%    8%    #57 votes

What does Hyperbole mean?

hyperbole, exaggeration(noun)
extravagant exaggeration

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February 26, 2018
85%    15%    #61 votes

What does Penitent mean?

penitent(adj)
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

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February 25, 2018
81%    19%    #50 votes

What does tucket mean?

flourish, fanfare, tucket(noun)
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

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February 24, 2018
71%    29%    #36 votes

What does intersperse mean?

intersperse(verb)
place at intervals in or among

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