Word of the Day — Archive Page #378

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February 23, 2017
80%    20%    #28 votes

What does elated mean?

elated(adj)
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

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February 22, 2017
80%    20%    #36 votes

What does deride mean?

deride(verb)
treat or speak of with contempt

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February 21, 2017
82%    18%    #49 votes

What does cohort mean?

cohort(noun)
a company of companions or supporters

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February 20, 2017
86%    14%    #66 votes

What does fallacious mean?

fallacious, unsound(adj)
containing or based on a fallacy

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February 19, 2017
76%    24%    #41 votes

What does divisive mean?

dissentious, divisive, factious(adj)
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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February 18, 2017
68%    32%    #25 votes

What does affluent mean?

affluent(noun)
an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

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February 17, 2017
85%    15%    #41 votes

What does accede mean?

submit, bow, defer, accede, give in(verb)
yield to another's wish or opinion

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