Word of the Day — Archive Page #81

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May 3, 2023
60%    40%    #64 votes

What does Carol mean?

carol, Christmas carol(noun)
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

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May 2, 2023
77%    23%    #67 votes

What does Bauble mean?

bauble(noun)
a mock scepter carried by a court jester

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May 1, 2023
59%    41%    #55 votes

What does Advent mean?

advent, coming(noun)
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

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April 30, 2023
75%    25%    #112 votes

What does Unctuous mean?

buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous(adj)
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

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April 29, 2023
72%    28%    #84 votes

What does Susurrus mean?

susurration, susurrus(noun)
the indistinct sound of people whispering

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April 28, 2023
75%    25%    #94 votes

What does Skulduggery mean?

trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery(noun)
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

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April 27, 2023
68%    32%    #111 votes

What does Rhadamanthine mean?

rhadamanthine(Adjective)
Strictly and uncompromisingly just.

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