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🌟 Word of the day: unabashed
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˌən-ə-ˈbasht
📖 Definition: not abashed undisguised, unapologetic
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: perdition
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: pər-ˈdi-shən
📖 Definition: eternal damnation
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: amalgamate
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ə-ˈmal-gə-ˌmāt
📖 Definition: to unite in or as if in an amalgam
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: desolate
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈde-sə-lət
📖 Definition: devoid of inhabitants and visitors deserted
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: metonymy
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: mə-ˈtä-nə-mē
📖 Definition: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: bloviate
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈblō-vē-ˌāt
📖 Definition: to speak or write verbosely and windily
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: gauche
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈgōsh
📖 Definition: lacking social experience or grace
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: serendipity
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē
📖 Definition: the ability to find valuable or agreeable things not sought for
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: eccentric
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ik-ˈsen-trik
📖 Definition: having or showing an odd or whimsical way of thinking
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: crucible
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkrü-sə-bəl
📖 Definition: a vessel of a very refractory see refractory:1 material (such as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: writhe
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈrīt͟h
📖 Definition: to twist into coils or folds
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: radial
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈrā-dē-əl
📖 Definition: arranged or having parts arranged like rays
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: heyday
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈhā-ˌdā
📖 Definition: the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: peremptory
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: pə-ˈrem(p)-t(ə-)rē
📖 Definition: putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: abide
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ə-ˈbīd
📖 Definition: to bear patiently tolerate
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: doughty
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈdau̇-tē
📖 Definition: marked by fearless resolution valiant
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: temerity
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: tə-ˈmer-ə-tē
📖 Definition: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition rashness, recklessness
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: improvident
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: (ˌ)im-ˈprä-və-dənt
📖 Definition: not provident not foreseeing and providing for the future
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: bromide
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈbrō-ˌmīd
📖 Definition: a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: vamoose
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: və-ˈmüs
📖 Definition: to depart quickly
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: conciliatory
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: kən-ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē
📖 Definition: intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility tending or intended to conciliate
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: lout
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈlau̇t
📖 Definition: to bow in respect
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: spontaneous
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: spän-ˈtā-nē-əs
📖 Definition: proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: fidelity
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: fə-ˈde-lə-tē
📖 Definition: the quality or state of being faithful
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Word of the day: arbitrary
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈär-bə-ˌtrer-ē
📖 Definition: existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM