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February 9, 2017
73%    27%    #55 votes

What does fatuous mean?

asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous(adj)
devoid of intelligence

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February 8, 2017
70%    30%    #48 votes

What does eclectic mean?

eclectic, eclecticist(adj)
someone who selects according to the eclectic method

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February 7, 2017
83%    17%    #25 votes

What does debauch mean?

orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry(verb)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

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February 6, 2017
80%    20%    #39 votes

What does callous mean?

callous, indurate, pachydermatous(adj)
emotionally hardened

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February 5, 2017
77%    23%    #46 votes

What does bane mean?

bane, curse, scourge, nemesis(noun)
something causing misery or death

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February 4, 2017
79%    21%    #42 votes

What does abnegation mean?

abnegation(noun)
the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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February 3, 2017
84%    16%    #58 votes

What does oneiromancy mean?

oneiromancy(noun)
divination through the interpretation of dreams

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