Word Of The Day

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Revere

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to regard somebody with admiration and deep respect

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Renounce

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to formally give up a claim, title, position, or right

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Superfluous

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that is in excess of what is needed

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Replete

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amply, completely, or fully supplied with something

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Surfeit

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an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled or bored by it

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Aesthetic

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arts sensitive, or appreciative of art or beauty

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Tacit

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understood or implied without being stated openly

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Innocuous

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harmless; not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so

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Abhor

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to dislike or reject something very strongly

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Infallible

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incapable of making a mistake

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Vanquish

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to prove convincingly superior to somebody in a contest, competition, or argument

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Succumb

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to give in to somebody or something powerful

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Premonition

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a strong feeling, without a rational basis, that a particular thing is going to happen

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Paradox

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a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true

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Acquiesce

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to agree to or comply with something passively rather than expressing approval or support

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Elucidate

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to explain or clarify something

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Instigate

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to cause trouble, especially by urging somebody to do something destructive or wrong

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Altercation

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a heated argument, quarrel, or confrontation

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Ignominious

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involving a total loss of dignity and pride and making somebody or something appear shamefully weak and ineffective

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Paraphrase

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to restate something using other words, especially in order to make it simpler or shorter

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Articulate

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able to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings coherently

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Embellish

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to make an account or description more interesting by enhancing or adding details

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Prerequisite

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an object, quality, or condition that is required in order for something else to happen

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Elicit

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to cause or produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind

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Aggrandize

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to make somebody or something seem bigger or better than is actually the case, especially through exaggerated praise

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Taciturn

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habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner

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Diminutive

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very small or much smaller than is usual

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Scrutinize

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to examine somebody or something closely and carefully

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Expurgate

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to remove words or passages considered offensive or unsuitable from a book before publication

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Imperious

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commanding, arrogant, bossy, haughty or domineering

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Elucidate

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to explain or clarify something

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Instigate

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to cause trouble, especially by urging somebody to do something destructive or wrong

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Altercation

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a heated argument, quarrel, or confrontation

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Ignominious

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involving a total loss of dignity and pride and making somebody or something appear shamefully weak and ineffective

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Paraphrase

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to restate something using other words, especially in order to make it simpler or shorter

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Articulate

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able to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings coherently

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Embellish

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to make an account or description more interesting by enhancing or adding details

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Prerequisite

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an object, quality, or condition that is required in order for something else to happen

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Elicit

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to cause or produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind

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Aggrandize

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to make somebody or something seem bigger or better than is actually the case, especially through exaggerated praise

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Taciturn

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habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner

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Diminutive

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very small or much smaller than is usual

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Scrutinize

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to examine somebody or something closely and carefully

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Expurgate

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to remove words or passages considered offensive or unsuitable from a book before publication

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Imperious

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commanding, arrogant, bossy, haughty or domineering

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Pulchritude

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physical beauty

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Cognizant

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being fully aware or having knowledge of something