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BOYCOTT verb | BOY-kaht What It Means To boycott something is to refuse to buy, use, or participate in that thing as...

PREEN verb | PREEN What It Means To preen is to make ones's appearance neat and tidy or to behave or speak...

ENCOMIUM noun | en-KOH-mee-um What It Means Encomium refers to an expression of glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise. // Upon achieving...

RETICENT adjective | RET-uh-sunt What It Means Reticent is often used as a synonym of reserved to describe someone who does...

DEBONAIR adjective | deb-uh-NAIR What It Means Debonair describes someone who may, by definition, also be called fashionable, attractive, and confident....

CONTIGUOUS adjective | kun-TIG-yuh-wus What It Means Contiguous is a formal word used to describe things that touch each other...

AGGRANDIZE verb | uh-GRAN-dyze What It Means To aggrandize something is to enhance its power, wealth, position, or reputation. Aggrandize can also mean...

GUMPTION noun | GUMP-shun What It Means Gumption means “courage and confidence,” or in other words, “initiative.” // It took a...

PERQUISITE noun | PER-kwuh-zut What It Means Perquisite refers to something extra that someone receives in addition to regular pay for...

EMANCIPATE verb: eman·ci·pate i-ˈman(t)-sə-ˌpāt emancipated; emancipating transitive verb -       to free from restraint, control, or the power of another especially : to free from bondage -       to release...