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    14 de jan.

    This week on Word Matters: - why the 'lady' in 'ladybug'? - the nuances of 'transmissible' vs. 'transmittable' - a treatise on the relative benefits of keeping ladybugs in a New York City apartment

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  2. há 13 horas

    'Hurdle': 👟 to leap over or surmount 'Hurtle': ☄️ to fling or move rapidly

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  3. há 19 horas

    Good morning! Today's is 'preeminent'

    Word of the Day January 18 2020 - preeminent - adjective - pree-EM-uh-nunt - more important, skillful, or successful
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  4. 17 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'modicum'

    Word of the Day January 17 2021 - modicum - noun - MAH-dih-kum - a small portion or a limited quantity
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  5. 16 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'effusive'

    Word of the Day January 16 2021 - effusive - adjective - ih-FYOO-siv - expressing or showing much emotion
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  6. 15 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'vulcanize'

    Word of the Day January 15 2021 - vulcanize - verb - VUL-kuh-nyze - to make (rubber) more elastic
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  7. 14 de jan.

    What's in a name? Sometimes, a quiz answer.

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  8. 14 de jan.

    I can’t say your worships have delivered the matter well, when I find the ass in compound with the major part of your syllables. —Coriolanus, 2.1.58-60

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  9. 14 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'servile'

    Word of the Day January 14 2021 - servile - adjective - SER-vul - very obedient and trying hard to please
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  10. 13 de jan.

    📈 'Impeach': to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office

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  11. 13 de jan.

    'Foment' is ultimately from the Latin 'fovēre,' meaning “to heat” or “to soothe.”

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  12. 13 de jan.

    📈 Top lookups, in order: insurrection, fascism, impeach, sedition, antifa, coup, capitol, justice, incite, treason

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  13. 13 de jan.

    On words that are the same, but different:

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  14. 13 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'rapport'

    Word of the Day January 13 2020 - rapport - noun - ra-POR - a friendly, harmonious relationship
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  15. 12 de jan.

    Cheeseparer Quakebuttock Bumblepuppist When a noun and a verb meet to form something new:

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  16. 12 de jan.

    A dispatch from the Department of Redundancy Department:

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  17. 12 de jan.

    Good morning! Today's is 'pedantic'

    Word of the Day January 12 2021 - pedantic - adjective - pih-DAN-tik - narrowly or ostentatiously learned
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  18. 11 de jan.

    It's cold out there. Here are some words about joy.

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  19. 11 de jan.

    Buzz Boom Splash Words that have moved way beyond onomatopoeia:

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  20. 11 de jan.

    The original, non-legal meaning of 'prosecute' is "follow to the end" or "pursue until finished."

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