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October 11, 2024
68%    32%    #47 votes

What does disproportionate mean?

disproportionate, disproportional(adj)
out of proportion

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October 10, 2024
68%    32%    #39 votes

What does watershed mean?

watershed, water parting, divide(noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

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October 9, 2024
60%    40%    #36 votes

What does conscious mean?

conscious, witting(adj)
intentionally conceived

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October 8, 2024
83%    17%    #45 votes

What does patently mean?

obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain(adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

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October 7, 2024
77%    23%    #60 votes

What does contrive mean?

plan, project, contrive, design(verb)
make or work out a plan for; devise

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October 6, 2024
55%    45%    #178 votes

What does illusory mean?

illusive, illusory(adj)
based on or having the nature of an illusion

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October 5, 2024
59%    41%    #225 votes

What does liminal mean?

liminal(adj.)
of or pertaining to a limen, especially a sensory threshhold. See liminality.

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