Word of the Week
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Word of the Week: Epexegesis
Epexegesis 1. the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Counterfactual
Counterfactual 1. a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”…
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Word of the Week: Obfuscate
Obfuscate 1. Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. Source: Google
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Word of the Week: Adlib
Adlib 1. Words, music, or actions uttered, performed, or carried out extemporaneously in one’s own words, without a give script.…
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Word of the Week: Antepenultimate
Antepenultimate 1. third from the end. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Slumgullion
Slumgullion 1. a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Ninnyhammer
Ninnyhammer 1. a fool or simpleton; ninny. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza 1. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Source: Dynamo.dictionary
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Word of the Week: Quincunx
Quincunx 1. an arrangement of five objects in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the…
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Word of the Week: Cacology
Cacology 1. defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Ataraxia
Ataraxia 1. a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Bathetic
Bathetic 1. Displaying or characterized by insincere emotions: the bathetic emotionalism of soap operas. Source: Dictionary
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Word of the Week: Intrapreneur
Intrapreneur 1. an employee of a large corporation who is given freedom and financial support to create new products, services,…
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Word of the Week: Armamentarium
Armamentarium 1. the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one’s duties. 2. a fruitful…
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Word of the Week: Sumpsimus
Sumpsimus 1. Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a…
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Film Term: Automatic Dialogue Replacement
Automatic Dialogue Replacement 1. The re-recording of dialogue by actors in a sound studio during post-production, usually performed to playback…
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Word of the Week: Assistant Director
Assistant Director 1. a person who helps a filmmaker or theatre director in the creation of a movie, television show, or…
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Word of the Week: Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera 1. A member of the camera crew who assists the camera operator. This person is reponsible for the…
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Word of the Week: Art Director
Art Director 1. The person who oversees the artists and craftspeople who build the sets. Source: Ldsfilm
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