Word of the Day — Archive Page #392
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October 27, 2016
93% 7% #27 votesWhat does cleave mean?
- cleave, split, rive(verb)
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
October 26, 2016
87% 13% #34 votesWhat does arrogate mean?
- claim, lay claim, arrogate(verb)
- demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
October 25, 2016
88% 13% #56 votesWhat does arcane mean?
- arcane(adj)
- requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
October 24, 2016
90% 10% #38 votesWhat does winsome mean?
- winsome(adj)
- charming in a childlike or naive way
October 23, 2016
80% 20% #41 votesWhat does vestige mean?
- trace, vestige, tincture, shadow(noun)
- an indication that something has been present
October 22, 2016
70% 30% #26 votesWhat does tome mean?
- tome(noun)
- a (usually) large and scholarly book
October 21, 2016
86% 14% #36 votesWhat does sanctimonious mean?
- holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous(adj)
- excessively or hypocritically pious
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