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Word Of The Day: Esse

esse  es-se [ES-se; Eng. ES-ee] noun: being; existence.

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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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Word Of The Day: Additament

additament  a-ddit-a-ment [uh-DIT-uh-muhnt] noun: something added; an addition.

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Word Of The Day: Dispositive

dispositive  di-spos-i-tive [dih-SPOZ-i-tiv] adjective: involving or affecting disposition or settlement

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Word Of The Day: Viceroy

viceroy  vice-roy [VAHYS-roi] noun: a brightly marked American butterfly

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Word 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.

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Word 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.

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Word Of The Day: Bauble

bauble  bau-ble [BAW-buhl] noun: a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.

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Word 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.

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Word 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.

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Word 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.

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Word 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...

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Word Of The Day: Clepe

clepe  [kleep] verb: to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).

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Word Of The Day: Novitate

novitiate  no-vi-tate [noh-VISH-ee-it, -eyt] noun: the state or period of being a beginner in anything.

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Word Of The Day: En Bloc

en bloc en-bloc [ahn blawk; English en blok] French adverb: as a whole.

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Word 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.

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Word 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.

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Word Of The Day: Coquette

coquette co·quette [koh-ket] noun: a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.

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Word Of The Day: Spendthrift

spendthrift spend·thrift [spend-thrift] noun: a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.

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Word 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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