Word of the Day — Archive Page #391

November 6, 2016

82%    18%    #28 votes

What does mawkish mean?

bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy(adj)

effusively or insincerely emotional

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November 5, 2016

85%    15%    #35 votes

What does maelstrom mean?

whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom(noun)

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

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November 4, 2016

90%    10%    #26 votes

What does fetter mean?

fetter, hobble(verb)

a shackle for the ankles or feet

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November 3, 2016

91%    9%    #29 votes

What does prurient mean?

lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious(adj)

characterized by lust

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November 2, 2016

100%    0%    #28 votes

What does plaudit mean?

acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat(noun)

enthusiastic approval

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November 1, 2016

82%    18%    #37 votes

What does interlocutor mean?

interlocutor, middleman(noun)

the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk

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October 31, 2016

84%    16%    #26 votes

What does hapless mean?

hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched(adj)

deserving or inciting pity

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