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March 13, 2017
73%    28%    #29 votes

What does abysmal mean?

abysmal(adj)
very great; limitless

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March 12, 2017
79%    21%    #37 votes

What does picaresque mean?

picaresque(adj)
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction

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March 11, 2017
90%    10%    #53 votes

What does lassitude mean?

lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness(noun)
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

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March 10, 2017
86%    14%    #48 votes

What does anachronism mean?

anachronism, mistiming, misdating(noun)
something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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March 9, 2017
95%    5%    #60 votes

What does assiduous mean?

assiduous, sedulous(adj)
marked by care and persistent effort

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March 8, 2017
92%    8%    #45 votes

What does equivocate 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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March 7, 2017
93%    7%    #43 votes

What does paucity mean?

dearth, paucity(noun)
an insufficient quantity or number

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