Word of the Day — Archive Page #48

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December 20, 2023
80%    20%    #88 votes

What does demarcate mean?

demarcate(verb)
separate clearly, as if by boundaries

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December 19, 2023
82%    18%    #68 votes

What does faze mean?

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle(verb)
disturb the composure of

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December 18, 2023
71%    29%    #50 votes

What does confection mean?

sweet, confection(noun)
a food rich in sugar

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December 17, 2023
66%    34%    #77 votes

What does echt mean?

genuine, echt(adj)
not fake or counterfeit

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December 16, 2023
81%    19%    #69 votes

What does olfactory mean?

olfactory, olfactive(adj)
of or relating to olfaction

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December 15, 2023
81%    19%    #67 votes

What does boilerplate mean?

boilerplate(noun)
standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories

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December 14, 2023
81%    19%    #75 votes

What does woebegone mean?

creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone(adj)
worn and broken down by hard use

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    Identify the sentence with correct use of the preposition 'during':
    A She read a book during the flight.
    B The cat is hiding during the noise.
    C They had a picnic during the summer.
    D He walked during the storm.