Word of the Day — Archive Page #404
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August 15, 2016
67% 33% #32 votesWhat does pabulum mean?
- comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals(noun)
- any substance that can be used as food
August 14, 2016
91% 9% #39 votesWhat does lummox mean?
- lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk(noun)
- an awkward stupid person
August 13, 2016
73% 27% #19 votesWhat does semaphore mean?
- semaphore(verb)
- an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
August 12, 2016
79% 21% #26 votesWhat does redoubtable mean?
- formidable, redoubtable, unnerving(adj)
- inspiring fear
August 11, 2016
100% 0% #23 votesWhat does portent mean?
- omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy(noun)
- a sign of something about to happen
August 10, 2016
60% 40% #18 votesWhat does obdurate mean?
- cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant(adj)
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
August 9, 2016
94% 6% #31 votesWhat does nadir mean?
- nadir, low-water mark(noun)
- an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
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