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March 12, 2024
88%    12%    #75 votes

What does iterate mean?

repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell(verb)
to say, state, or perform again

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March 11, 2024
76%    24%    #56 votes

What does zoophobia mean?

zoophobia(noun)
a morbid fear of animals

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March 10, 2024
68%    32%    #71 votes

What does ursine mean?

ursine(adj)
of or relating to or similar to bears

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March 9, 2024
65%    35%    #68 votes

What does plinth mean?

pedestal, plinth, footstall(noun)
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

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March 8, 2024
75%    25%    #76 votes

What does adamantine mean?

adamantine(adj)
consisting of or having the hardness of adamant

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March 7, 2024
65%    35%    #61 votes

What does trilobite mean?

trilobite(noun)
an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts

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March 6, 2024
67%    33%    #86 votes

What does antic mean?

antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on(adj)
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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