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OBTAIN verb | ub-TAYN What It Means To obtain something is to gain or get it usually by planned action or effort,...

WORD OF THE DAY: PORTENTOUS adjective | por-TEN-tuss What It Means Portentous is a formal and literary term that describes...

Demarcate verb dih-MAHR-kayt What It Means To demarcate something is to fix or define its limits or edges. // Treaty negotiations...

Aficionado noun uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh What It Means Aficionado is a synonym of devotee and refers to someone who both likes and knows a lot about...

 FAZE verb | FAYZ What It Means To faze someone is to disturb their composure. Faze is a synonym of disconcert and daunt. //...

CONFECTION noun | kun-FEK-shun What It Means Confection usually refers to a sweet prepared food item made to be eaten as...

FERVID adjective | FER-vid What It Means Fervid is a somewhat formal word describing people or things that express, or are...

WORD OF DAY: PALMY adjective | PAH-mee What It Means Palmy describes something that is flourishing or marked by prosperity,...

COAX verb | KOHKS What It Means To coax a person or animal is to influence or persuade them to do something...

NEPOTISM noun | NEP-uh-tiz-um What It Means Nepotism refers to favouritism based on kinship, and especially to the unfair practice of...