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November 21, 2024
58%    42%    #87 votes

What does guidon mean?

guidon(Noun)
A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.

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November 20, 2024
60%    40%    #83 votes

What does expository mean?

expository, expositive(adj)
serving to expound or set forth

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November 19, 2024
57%    43%    #56 votes

What does abraxas mean?

abraxas(Noun)
A mistaken transcription of Abrasax.

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November 18, 2024
62%    38%    #62 votes

What does beatification mean?

blessedness, beatitude, beatification(noun)
a state of supreme happiness

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November 17, 2024
62%    38%    #94 votes

What does doggedly mean?

doggedly, tenaciously(adverb)
with obstinate determination

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November 16, 2024
62%    38%    #94 votes

What does ethnocentric mean?

ethnocentric(adj)
centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own

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November 15, 2024
57%    43%    #44 votes

What does pemmican mean?

pemmican, pemican(noun)
lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians

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