Word of the Day — Archive Page #71

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July 12, 2023
58%    42%    #161 votes

What does fierce mean?

ferocious, fierce, furious, savage(adj)
marked by extreme and violent energy

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July 11, 2023
64%    36%    #218 votes

What does discombobulated mean?

discombobulated, disconcerted(adj)
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion

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July 10, 2023
60%    40%    #159 votes

What does monopsony mean?

monopsony(noun)
(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

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July 9, 2023
70%    30%    #87 votes

What does chignon mean?

chignon(noun)
a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

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July 8, 2023
82%    18%    #80 votes

What does besotted mean?

besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet(adj)
very drunk

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July 7, 2023
83%    17%    #68 votes

What does recuse mean?

recuse(verb)
disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case

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July 6, 2023
81%    19%    #79 votes

What does cahoots mean?

cahoots(Noun)
Collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.

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