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August 29, 2016
23%    77%    #28 votes

What does vibrissae mean?

vibrissae(Noun)
Plural form of vibrissa.

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August 28, 2016
73%    27%    #33 votes

What does Myrmidon mean?

myrmidon(noun)
a follower who carries out orders without question

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August 27, 2016
70%    30%    #23 votes

What does embonpoint mean?

plumpness, embonpoint, roundness(adj)
the bodily property of being well rounded

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August 26, 2016
79%    21%    #34 votes

What does valetudinarian mean?

valetudinarian(adj)
weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

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August 25, 2016
86%    14%    #32 votes

What does tenebrous mean?

tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebrious(adj)
dark and gloomy

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August 24, 2016
97%    3%    #68 votes

What does opsimath mean?

opsimath(Noun)
A person who learns late in life.

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August 23, 2016
100%    0%    #55 votes

What does hypnopompic mean?

hypnopompic(Adjective)
Referring to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake.

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