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Overweening: (oh-ver-WEE-ning) an adjective that means showing excessive confidence or pride.
“I didn’t believe a word of the politician’s overweening speech.”
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12/21/23
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Aphyllous: (ey-FIL-əs) an adjective in botany that means having no leaves or bearing no foliage. “The aphyllous trees wrapped in bright holiday lights brought cheer to the street.” more
12/14/23
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Niveous: (niv-ē-əs) a literary adjective that means snowy or resembling a snow-like appearance.
“Last night’s cold, misty rain over the field of wild grasses left a coat of …
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12/7/23
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Blithe: (bl EYE th) an adjective that means showing a casual, cheerful but improper indifference.
“Speeding through a red light, the driver demonstrated a blithe disregard for the rules of the road. more
11/16/23
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Rumbustious: (rum-BUS-chus) an adjective that means boisterous or unruly. “The rumbustious party next door kept me up all night with their loud music and shouting.” more
11/9/23
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Kaffeeklatsch: (KAH-feh-klach) a noun that means an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation.
“After church, the old women gossiped at the kaffeeklatsch in the parish center.” more
11/2/23
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Harridan: (HAIR-eh-den) a noun that means a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. “The old harridan who nannied for the family sent the children to bed early without supper.” more
10/19/23
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Transpicuous: (trans-PIK-yoo-us) an adjective that means being easily understood or transparent. “My windows were transpicuous after I cleaned both sides of the glass.” more
10/5/23
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Appetency: (APP-ǝ-dǝn-see) a noun that means a longing or desire.
“My father passed along his appetency for playing golf.” more
9/28/23
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Demur: (dǝh-mǝr) a verb that means to raise doubts or show reluctance.
“If you don’t agree with the charge, your lawyer can demur.”
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9/21/23
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• Mandy Sue Tedder was charged with seven counts of animal abandonment after a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy found nine dogs left on a property in …
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9/21/23
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Nosegay: (NOHZ-gay) a noun that means a small bunch of sweet-scented flowers. “Each of the bridesmaids received a small nosegay wrapped in lace.” more
9/14/23
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Logomachy: (lo-GAH-me-kee) is a noun that means an argument about words.
“We had a bit of a logomachy while creating our new company slogan.”
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9/7/23
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“Removing the nocuous plants behind the shed proved to be a complicated job.” more
8/31/23
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Adscititious: (Ad-sah-TISH-us) is an adjective that means to form an addition or supplement.
“Before the decline of daily newspapers, the Sunday editions used to have more than a dozen adscititious magazines and promotional flyers.”
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8/24/23
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Deedy: (DEE-dee) an adjective that means industrious or effective. “Shad Khan’s deedy plans for a new stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars will make the franchise one of the most popular destinations in the NFL.”
8/17/23
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Quixotic: (kwik-sa-tick) an adjective that means impulsive and unpredictable. “The man lived his life by a hopefully quixotic code of honor.” more
8/10/23
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Esoteric: (e-suh-ter-ick) an adjective that means a subject that’s understood by a select few.
“There were only a few viewers to the presentation because the information was too esoteric for wide appeal.”
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8/3/23
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Ogdoad: (OG-duh-ad) a noun that means a group or set of eight.
“An octopus has an ogdoad of legs.”
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7/27/23
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Granivorous: (grah-NIV-uh-ruhs) an adjective that means animals feeding on grain.
Example: "“Betty loved sitting on her porch and watching squirrels plan, so she lured the granivorous animals to her yard with a variety of seeds.” more
7/20/23
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