Word of the Day — Archive Page #407

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August 6, 2016
74%    26%    #37 votes

What does knell mean?

knell(verb)
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

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August 5, 2016
94%    6%    #46 votes

What does idiosyncratic mean?

idiosyncratic(adj)
peculiar to the individual

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August 4, 2016
82%    18%    #36 votes

What does heterogenous mean?

heterogeneous, heterogenous(adj)
consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature

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August 3, 2016
63%    37%    #12 votes

What does gratuitous mean?

gratuitous(adj)
without cause

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August 2, 2016
65%    35%    #28 votes

What does flagrant mean?

crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank(adj)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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August 1, 2016
80%    20%    #33 votes

What does enervate mean?

enervate(verb)
weaken mentally or morally

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July 31, 2016
79%    21%    #34 votes

What does cobbler mean?

cobbler, shoemaker(noun)
a person who makes or repairs shoes

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