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adjective | PRAHK-suh-mut What It Means Proximate is a formal word that is usually used to describe something that comes...

verb | VIN-duh-kayt What It Means Vindicate means “to show that someone is not guilty.” It can also mean “to...

noun | rep-er-TEE What It Means Repartee can refer to either “a conversation in which clever statements and replies are...

verb ak-SEN-shu-wayt What It Means Accentuate means “to make something more noticeable.” // He likes to wear clothes that accentuate his...

noun | KAHN-truh-tahn What It Means The word contretemps refers to an inconvenient or embarrassing occurrence or situation. It can...

noun | FRESS-koh What It Means Fresco refers to the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster using...

verb | STUL-tuh-fye What It Means Stultify means “to cause someone or something to become dull or ineffective.” // With...

adjective | AIR-sahts What It Means Ersatz describes a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation. // Her snootier peers...

noun | FOR-ay What It Means A foray is an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a...

verb | NER-cher What It Means Nurture is most often used to mean “to help someone or something grow, develop,...