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May 7, 2017
73%    27%    #47 votes

What does comport mean?

behave, comport(verb)
behave well or properly

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May 6, 2017
77%    23%    #48 votes

What does mulct mean?

fine, mulct, amercement(verb)
money extracted as a penalty

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May 5, 2017
56%    44%    #74 votes

What does liturgical mean?

liturgical(adj)
of or relating to or in accord with liturgy

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May 4, 2017
72%    28%    #39 votes

What does imbue mean?

permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle(verb)
spread or diffuse through

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May 3, 2017
68%    32%    #54 votes

What does prorogue mean?

postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off(verb)
hold back to a later time

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May 2, 2017
66%    34%    #53 votes

What does intromit mean?

admit, allow in, let in, intromit(verb)
allow to enter; grant entry to

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May 1, 2017
76%    24%    #56 votes

What does omphalos mean?

navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus(noun)
a scar where the umbilical cord was attached

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