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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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March 6, 2017
90%    10%    #56 votes

What does malinger mean?

malinger, skulk(verb)
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

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March 5, 2017
79%    21%    #37 votes

What 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

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March 4, 2017
80%    20%    #65 votes

What does garrulity mean?

garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness(noun)
the quality of being wordy and talkative

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March 3, 2017
71%    29%    #30 votes

What does arabesque mean?

arabesque(noun)
position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

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