Word of the Day — Archive Page #375
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March 6, 2017
90% 10% #56 votesWhat does malinger mean?
- malinger, skulk(verb)
- avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
March 5, 2017
79% 21% #37 votesWhat does arrant mean?
- arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated(adj)
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
March 4, 2017
80% 20% #65 votesWhat does garrulity mean?
- garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness(noun)
- the quality of being wordy and talkative
March 3, 2017
71% 29% #30 votesWhat does arabesque mean?
- arabesque(noun)
- position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
March 2, 2017
100% 0% #1 voteWhat does veritable mean?
- regular(a), veritable(a)(adj)
- often used as intensifiers
March 1, 2017
56% 44% #36 votesWhat does truculence mean?
- truculence, truculency(noun)
- obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
February 28, 2017
79% 21% #37 votesWhat does lustful mean?
- lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious(adj)
- characterized by lust
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