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February 28, 2024
87%    13%    #75 votes

What does succinctly mean?

succinctly, compactly(adverb)
with concise and precise brevity; to the point

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February 27, 2024
84%    16%    #89 votes

What does ductile mean?

ductile, malleable(adj)
easily influenced

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February 26, 2024
72%    28%    #62 votes

What does preeminent mean?

leading(a), preeminent(adj)
greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

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February 25, 2024
71%    29%    #55 votes

What does lardo mean?

lardo(Noun)
An overweight person.

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February 24, 2024
60%    40%    #72 votes

What does angakok mean?

Angakok
The Inuit angakkuq (plural: angakkuit, Inuktitut syllabics ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ or ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ; Inuvialuktun: angatkuq; Greenlandic: angakkoq, pl. angakkut) is an intellectual and spiritual figure in Inuit culture who corresponds to a medicine man. Other cultures, including Alaska Natives, have traditionally had similar spiritual mediators, although the Alaska Native religion has many forms and variants.

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February 23, 2024
58%    42%    #52 votes

What does Hadith mean?

Hadith(noun)
(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions

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February 22, 2024
82%    18%    #173 votes

What does Sufism mean?

Sufism(noun)
Islamic mysticism

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