Word of the Day — Archive Page #372

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March 27, 2017
89%    11%    #40 votes

What does Pertinent mean?

pertinent(adj)
having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand

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March 26, 2017
76%    24%    #52 votes

What does thwart mean?

thwart, cross thwart(verb)
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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March 25, 2017
87%    13%    #54 votes

What does sophistry mean?

sophism, sophistry, sophistication(noun)
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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March 24, 2017
92%    8%    #66 votes

What does raffish mean?

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce(adj)
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

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March 23, 2017
88%    12%    #38 votes

What does dogmatic mean?

dogmatic, dogmatical(adj)
characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

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March 22, 2017
70%    30%    #26 votes

What does countenance mean?

countenance, visage(noun)
the appearance conveyed by a person's face

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March 21, 2017
81%    19%    #44 votes

What does prevaricate mean?

beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter(verb)
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

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