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October 9, 2016
86%    14%    #24 votes

What does constituency mean?

constituency(noun)
the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

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October 8, 2016
73%    27%    #19 votes

What does patronize mean?

sponsor, patronize, patronise(verb)
assume sponsorship of

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October 7, 2016
97%    3%    #38 votes

What does interminable mean?

endless, eternal, interminable(adj)
tiresomely long; seemingly without end

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October 6, 2016
93%    7%    #26 votes

What does ignominy mean?

shame, disgrace, ignominy(noun)
a state of dishonor

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October 5, 2016
100%    0%    #27 votes

What does peremptory mean?

autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory(adj)
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

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October 4, 2016
76%    24%    #19 votes

What does bequeath mean?

bequeath, will, leave(verb)
leave or give by will after one's death

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October 3, 2016
89%    11%    #34 votes

What does beguile mean?

juggle, beguile, hoodwink(verb)
influence by slyness

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