Word Of The Day: Coaptation
coaptation co-ap-ta-tion [koh-ap-TEY-shuhn] noun: a joining or adjustment of parts to one another
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additament a-ddit-a-ment [uh-DIT-uh-muhnt] noun: something added; an addition.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Dispositive
dispositive di-spos-i-tive [dih-SPOZ-i-tiv] adjective: involving or affecting disposition or settlement
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Viceroy
viceroy vice-roy [VAHYS-roi] noun: a brightly marked American butterfly
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Gibbous
gibbous gibb-ous [GIB-uhs] adjective: (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Bordereau
bordereau bor-de-reau [bawr-duh-ROH; Fr. bawr-duh-ROH] noun: a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Bauble
bauble bau-ble [BAW-buhl] noun: a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Peplum
peplum pep-lum [PEP-luhm] noun: 1. a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips. 2. a short skirt attached to a bodice or jacket.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Nerd
nerd [nurd] noun: 1. a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person. 2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with anonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Determination
determination de·ter·mi·na·tion [dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] noun: the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Courtepy
courtepy cour-te-py noun: a doublet that has been deeply pleated from the shoulders to the waist around the entire garment, and then flared over the hips. There is also an undershirt, and many...
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Clepe
clepe [kleep] verb: to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Novitate
novitiate no-vi-tate [noh-VISH-ee-it, -eyt] noun: the state or period of being a beginner in anything.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: En Bloc
en bloc en-bloc [ahn blawk; English en blok] French adverb: as a whole.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Diathesis
diathesis di-ath-e-sis [dahy-ATH-uh-sis] noun: Pathology. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or affection.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Ingenue
ingenue in·gé·nue [an-zhuh-noo, -nyoo; French an-zhey-ny] noun: the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Coquette
coquette co·quette [koh-ket] noun: a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Spendthrift
spendthrift spend·thrift [spend-thrift] noun: a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Etymology
etymology et·y·mol·o·gy [et-uh-mol-uh-jee] noun: a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to...
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