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agile

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
Synonyms: nimble, spry, quick.
Usage: She moved quickly and was agile as a gymnast.
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quail

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (verb) To shrink back in fear; cower.
Synonyms: cringe, flinch, recoil, wince.
Usage: The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.
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girth

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) The distance around something; the circumference.
Synonyms: circumference, perimeter.
Usage: It was an enormous tree, its girth twice as great as what a man could embrace.
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recluse

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
Synonyms: solitudinarian, troglodyte, hermit, solitary.
Usage: He was regarded by the townspeople as a recluse, since no one ever saw him receive visitors.
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obviate

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (verb) To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary.
Synonyms: rid of, eliminate.
Usage: Her discovery of an old wedding dress in the attic obviated the need for her to buy a costume for the party.
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perspicacious

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted.
Synonyms: sagacious, sapient.
Usage: She was much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument.
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azure

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) A light purplish blue.
Synonyms: cerulean, lazuline, sapphire, sky-blue.
Usage: The large silver kite gleamed against the azure expanse of sky.
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scatology

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) Obscene language or literature, especially that dealing pruriently or humorously with excrement and excretory functions.
Synonyms: vulgarism, obscenity.
Usage: She hated to encounter scatology in her reading, believing it to be the lowest form of humor.
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obtrude

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (verb) To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
Synonyms: push out, thrust out.
Usage: He never hesitated to obtrude his opinion on others, believing that everyone must value what he had to say.
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apoplexy

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Synonyms: stroke, cerebrovascular accident.
Usage: The medical evidence showed conclusively that death was due to apoplexy.
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execrable

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) Of very poor quality; unequivocally detestable.
Synonyms: hateful, odious, deplorable.
Usage: The meal they were served was execrable from beginning to end, but they were too hungry to care.
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magnum opus

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece.
Synonyms: masterpiece.
Usage: Paradise Lost is generally considered to be Milton's magnum opus.
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disperse

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (verb) To drive off or scatter in different directions.
Synonyms: dissipate, spread, dispel.
Usage: When it seemed that a riot was about to start, the police arrived to disperse the crowd.
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providence

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) Prudent management; economy.
Synonyms: foresight, prudence, economy.
Usage: Because of Father's providence, we were all able to go to college.
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ossify

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (verb) To change into bone; to become set in a rigidly conventional pattern.
Synonyms: rigidify, petrify.
Usage: It takes millions of years for organic remains to ossify and turn into fossils.
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pariah

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) A social outcast.
Synonyms: castaway, leper, untouchable.
Usage: The rumors of his traitorous actions were enough to make him a pariah among his peers, though nothing was ever proven.
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torrid

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) Scorching; burning.
Synonyms: fervent, fiery, ardent, burning.
Usage: The torrid noonday sun shone down on the travelers in the desert.
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verisimilitude

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) The quality of appearing to be true or real.
Synonyms: vraisemblance.
Usage: While recounting the preposterous tale, he threw in a few convincing details to add verisimilitude to the narrative.
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refulgent

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (adjective) Shining radiantly; resplendent.
Synonyms: effulgent, radiant, beaming.
Usage: Standing by the edge of the sea, they witnessed a refulgent sunset.
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mnemonic

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200

Definition: (noun) A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.
Synonyms: aide-memoire.
Usage: The students came up with a mnemonic to help themselves remember the colors of the rainbow.
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