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WORD OF THE DAY: ADJUDICATE verb|uh-JOO-dih-kayt What It Means To adjudicate a dispute between two parties is to make an...

What It Means Largesse is a somewhat formal word that refers to the act of giving away money or the generosity...

WORD OF THE DAY: EGREGIOUS adjective|ih-GREE-juss What It Means Egregious is a formal word used to describe things that are...

Tapestry noun TAP-uh-stree What It Means A tapestry is a heavy textile characterized by complicated pictorial designs and used for hangings,...

WORD OF THE DAY: PALIMPSEST noun|PAL-imp-sest What It Means Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as...

WORD OF THE DAY: JETTISON verb|JET-uh-sun What It Means When you jettison something, you get rid of it either because...

WORD OF THE DAY: DISSOCIATE verb|dih-SOH-shee-ayt What It Means To dissociate is to separate oneself from association or union with...

WORD OF DAY: PETULANT adjective|PET-chuh-lunt What It Means Petulant describes a person who is angry and annoyed, or an attitude...

Doppelgänger noun DAH-pul-gang-er What It Means A doppelgänger is someone who looks very much like another person. In literary use, doppelgänger refers to...

WORD OF THE DAY: QUIBBLE verb|KWIB-ul What It Means To quibble is to argue or complain about small, unimportant things....