Word of the Day — Archive Page #396
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September 26, 2016
97% 3% #29 votesWhat does acquiesce mean?
- assent, accede, acquiesce(verb)
- to agree or express agreement
September 25, 2016
77% 23% #40 votesWhat does pervade mean?
- permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle(verb)
- spread or diffuse through
September 24, 2016
56% 44% #22 votesWhat does edifice mean?
- building, edifice(noun)
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
September 23, 2016
89% 11% #17 votesWhat does arbitrary mean?
- arbitrary(adj)
- based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
September 22, 2016
83% 17% #20 votesWhat does stratum mean?
- stratum(noun)
- one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
September 21, 2016
73% 27% #19 votesWhat does ripple mean?
- ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet(noun)
- a small wave on the surface of a liquid
September 20, 2016
78% 22% #21 votesWhat does wistful mean?
- pensive, wistful(adj)
- showing pensive sadness
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