Word of the Week
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Word of the Week: Omphaloskepsis
Omphaloskepsis 1. contemplation of one’s navel as part of a mystical exercise. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Bacchanalian
Bacchanalian 1. a festival in honor of Bacchus. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Verdant
Verdant 1. green with vegetation; inexperienced Source: Kaplan
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Word of the Week: Attenuate
Attenuate 1. to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Gallinipper
Gallinipper 1. any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Boondoggle
Boondoggle 1. to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Picayune
Picayune 1. of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Ambivert
Ambivert 1. one whose personality type is intermediate between extrovert and introvert. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Susurrant
Susurrant 1. softly murmuring; whispering. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Bestiary
Bestiary 1. a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals. Source:…
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Word of the Week: Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca 1. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. Source:…
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Word of the Week: Deipnosophist
Deipnosophist 1. a person who is an adept conversationalist at table. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Dulcify
Dulcify 1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease. Source: Dictionary
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