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July 8, 2017
70%    30%    #48 votes

What does obtest mean?

obtest(Verb)
To implore, beseech, plead, beg.

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July 7, 2017
71%    29%    #69 votes

What does sudorific mean?

sudorific, sudatory(noun)
a medicine that causes or increases sweating

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July 6, 2017
68%    32%    #83 votes

What does adulate mean?

adulate(verb)
flatter in an obsequious manner

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July 5, 2017
81%    19%    #67 votes

What does ensconce mean?

ensconce, settle(verb)
fix firmly

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July 4, 2017
67%    33%    #60 votes

What does ruck mean?

ruck, herd(noun)
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

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July 3, 2017
68%    32%    #67 votes

What does consternation mean?

alarm, dismay, consternation(noun)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger

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July 2, 2017
71%    29%    #60 votes

What does Irregardless mean?

irregardless(adverb)
regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously

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