EXODUS noun | EK-suh-dus What It Means An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same...
Read morePALPABLE adjective | PAL-puh-bul What It Means Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may also be used as a synonym of...
Read moreWORD OF DAY: NOBLESSE OBLIGE noun | noh-BLESS-uh-BLEEZH What It Means Noblesse oblige refers to the idea that people who...
Read moreWORD OF THE DAY: GINGERLY adjective | JIN-jer-lee What It Means An act or manner described as gingerly is very...
Read moreUNDERWHELM verb | un-der-WELM What It Means To underwhelm someone is to fail to impress or excite them. // Despite the hype,...
Read moreWORD OF THE DAY: REDOUBT noun | rih-DOUT What It Means Redoubt can refer specifically to a small building or...
Read moreINALIENABLE adjective | in-AY-lee-uh-nuh-bul What It Means Something considered inalienable is impossible to take away or give up. // The American ethos...
Read morePURLOIN verb per-LOYN What It Means To purloin is to take something that belongs to someone else—that is, to steal it. Purloin is...
Read moreWORD OF THE DAY: FURLONG noun | FER-lawng What It Means A furlong is a unit of distance equal to...
Read moreWORD OF THE DAY: BRUSQUE adjective | BRUSK What It Means A person may be described as brusque when they...
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