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verb | JAIR-ee-man-der What It Means To gerrymander is to divide a state, school district, etc. into political units or...

noun | day-MARSH What It Means The word démarche refers to a course of action or a manoeuvre, and especially...

verb | in-FAN-tuh-lyse What It Means To infantilise someone is to treat them as though they are an infant—in other...

plural noun | shuh-NA-nih-guns What It Means Shenanigans is an informal word used to refer to mischievous or bold activity...

noun | GOH-lum What It Means Golem refers in Jewish folklore to an artificial humanoid being endowed with life. It...

verb | rih-KYOOZ What It Means Recuse means “to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case.” More broadly, it...

adjective | ih-MAK-yuh-lut What It Means Immaculate means "spotlessly clean" or "without flaw or error." In botany and zoology, the...

adjective | mag-NIL-uh-kwunt What It Means Magniloquent describes language that is intended to sound very impressive and important, or a...

noun | ZAY-nee What It Means A zany is a person who acts like a buffoon to amuse others, or...

adjective | DISS-puh-rut What It Means Disparate things are noticeably distinct in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something...