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New word I learned today:
Perfidy - untrustworthiness
Perfidy - untrustworthiness
Another I learned today:
Insouciance - indifference
Insouciance - indifference
New word I learned today:
Uhtceare - the dread you feel in the morning when you wake up too early and can’t get back to bed
Uhtceare - the dread you feel in the morning when you wake up too early and can’t get back to bed
(Early) new word I learned today:
Vicissitude - an unfortunate change of circumstance(s)
Vicissitude - an unfortunate change of circumstance(s)
(Late) new word I learned today:
Adumbrate - to outline an idea
Adumbrate - to outline an idea
New word I learned today:
Preponderate - to be greater in number, influence, or importance
Preponderate - to be greater in number, influence, or importance
(Late) new word I learned:
Panegyric - a speech or text that praises someone or something.
Panegyric - a speech or text that praises someone or something.
New word I learned today:
Dyspeptic - relating to indigestion, irritability, or ill-temper
Dyspeptic - relating to indigestion, irritability, or ill-temper
(Another) new word I learned today:
Aperçu - an immediate impression
Aperçu - an immediate impression
New word I learned today:
Myrmidon - a follower of a powerful person who usually follows orders without question
Myrmidon - a follower of a powerful person who usually follows orders without question
New word I learned today:
Cynosure - a person (or thing) that is the center of attention
Cynosure - a person (or thing) that is the center of attention
(Another) new word I learned today:
Inchoate - not fully formed or developed
Inchoate - not fully formed or developed
New word I learned today:
Frisson - a sudden feeling of excitement; a thrill
Frisson - a sudden feeling of excitement; a thrill
New word I learned today:
Popliteal - related to or near the back of the knee
Popliteal - related to or near the back of the knee
New word I learned today:
Hiraeth - homesickness; a yearning or longing
Hiraeth - homesickness; a yearning or longing
New word I learned today:
Skied - the past tense of ski
(I realize this isn't a "vocabulary" word, but I just learned how to spell the past tense of that word and I found it fascinating.)
Skied - the past tense of ski
(I realize this isn't a "vocabulary" word, but I just learned how to spell the past tense of that word and I found it fascinating.)
New word I learned today:
Paralipsis - giving emphasis to something while claiming to be doing the opposite
Paralipsis - giving emphasis to something while claiming to be doing the opposite
Been a while, but a new word I learned today:
Prehensile - able to grasp
Prehensile - able to grasp
New word I learned today:
Pendency - the state while awaiting a ruling
Pendency - the state while awaiting a ruling
New word I learned today:
Ameliorate - to make better
Ameliorate - to make better
New word I learned today:
Arable - suitable for growing crops
Arable - suitable for growing crops
New word I learned today:
Mete - to dispense judgement or punishment
Mete - to dispense judgement or punishment
New word I learned today:
Tendentious - having a particular point of view, typically a controversial one.
Tendentious - having a particular point of view, typically a controversial one.
New word I learned today:
Proselytize - attempt to convert someone to a new line of thinking
Proselytize - attempt to convert someone to a new line of thinking
New word I learned today:
Piano (adjective) - soft or subdued
Did ANYONE know this word could be used as an adjective?
Piano (adjective) - soft or subdued
Did ANYONE know this word could be used as an adjective?
New word I learned today:
Deuteragonist - a character second in importance in a story
Deuteragonist - a character second in importance in a story
New word I learned today:
Hirsute - hairy
Hirsute - hairy
