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LOQUACIOUS adjective | loh-KWAY-shus What It Means Someone described as loquacious might also be called wordy (prone to using more words than...

BON VIVANT noun | bahn-vee-VAHNT What It Means A bon vivant is a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially...

RECTITUDE noun | REK-tuh-tood What It Means Rectitude is a formal noun that means “moral integrity or righteousness” or “the quality...

THWART verb | THWORT What It Means Thwart means “to effectively oppose or prevent.” To thwart a person is to prevent...

WORD OF THE DAY: DOG DAYS noun | DAWG-DAYZ   What It Means Dog days is a plural noun that...

MITIGATE verb | MIT-uh-gayt What It Means To mitigate something is to make it less severe, harmful, or painful. // One way...

GIRANDOLE noun | JEER-un-dohl What It Means Girandole can refer to an ornamental branched candlestick, as well as to a pendant...

ABSCOND verb | ab-SKAHND What It Means To abscond is to leave, flee, or escape a place in secret and go into...

PROWESS noun | PROW-us What It Means Prowess refers to someone’s great ability, skill, or talent for something specified, as in...

EMBEZZLE verb | im-BEZZ-ul What It Means To embezzle is to steal something (usually money) that you have been entrusted with. //...