Word of the Day — Archive Page #397
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October 5, 2016
100% 0% #27 votesWhat does peremptory mean?
- autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory(adj)
- offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
October 4, 2016
76% 24% #19 votesWhat does bequeath mean?
- bequeath, will, leave(verb)
- leave or give by will after one's death
October 3, 2016
89% 11% #34 votesWhat does beguile mean?
- juggle, beguile, hoodwink(verb)
- influence by slyness
October 2, 2016
68% 32% #25 votesWhat does asunder mean?
- asunder(p)(adverb)
- widely separated especially in space
October 1, 2016
69% 31% #24 votesWhat does fortitude mean?
- fortitude(noun)
- strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
September 30, 2016
82% 18% #27 votesWhat does chastise mean?
- chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct(verb)
- censure severely
September 29, 2016
98% 2% #43 votesWhat does rampart mean?
- rampart, bulwark, wall(noun)
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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