Tag: word of the week
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Hauteur
Noun Definition: haughty manner or spirit; arrogance Ex. The man’s hauteur regarding a subject he had no experience with made Edna regret asking for his help.
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Preternatural
Adj. Definition: out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal Ex. The Immaculate Conception is considered preternatural. Adj. Definition: outside of nature; supernatural Ex. Dr. Maxwell didn’t believe a ghost haunted the hospital because it was preternatural
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Scurrilous
Adj. Definition: grossly or obscenely abusive Ex. The politician’s scurrilous language brought a lot a criticism from journalists. Adj. Definition: characterized by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive Ex. The show Ren and Stimpy made frequent use of scurrilous humor.
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Verdigris
Noun Definition: a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate Ex. The Statue of Liberty gets its bluish-green color from the verdigris it had accumulated over the years.
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Evanescent
Adj. Definition: vanishing; fading away; fleeting Ex. I long for those evanescent days when I was still cared for. Adj. Definition: tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible Ex. The the remains of the stain became evanescent after multiple washes.
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Legerdemain
Noun Definition: sleight of hand Ex. Austin the Magnificent’s legerdemain made him an incredibly skilled magician. Noun Definition: trickery; deception Ex. The duke’s legerdemain of the royal family eventually had consequences for his descendants.
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Suppurate
Verb Definition: to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate Ex. The wound suppurated as a result of the patient’s lack of proper care.
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Fallow
Adj. Definition: plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated Ex. The farmer left the plot of land fallow to give the soil a chance to recover. Adj. Definition: not in use; inactive Ex. I had to leave the blog fallow, due to concerns in my personal life. Verb Definition: to make (land)…
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Upbraid
Verb Definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure Ex. Her mother was of the habit of upbraiding her father for his little faults.
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Chalcedony
Noun Definition: a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish Ex. The child held the milky chalcedony up to the light before adding it to her collection of rocks.
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