Word of the Day — Archive Page #49

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December 13, 2023
79%    21%    #84 votes

What does chimera mean?

Chimera, Chimaera(noun)
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

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December 12, 2023
81%    19%    #78 votes

What does gravitate mean?

gravitate(verb)
move toward

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December 11, 2023
83%    17%    #86 votes

What does exigent mean?

clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant(adj)
demanding attention

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December 10, 2023
82%    18%    #68 votes

What does valorous mean?

valiant, valorous(adj)
having or showing valor

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December 9, 2023
70%    30%    #83 votes

What does suffuse mean?

suffuse, perfuse(verb)
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

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December 8, 2023
65%    35%    #73 votes

What does terraform mean?

terraform(Verb)
To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth

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December 7, 2023
75%    25%    #72 votes

What does analogue mean?

analogue, analog, parallel(adj)
something having the property of being analogous to something else

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