Learn a new English word daily and enhance your vocabulary. Words sourced from dictionary.com. Created using ? fliki.ai
Arrivederci
Until we see each other again; goodbye for the present.
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Tawpie
A foolish or thoughtless young person.
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Pishogue
An evil spell; hex.
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Shaman
a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
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Pensée
A reflection or thought.
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Scarper
To flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
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Gingerly
With great care or caution; warily.
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De novo
Anew; afresh; again; from the beginning.
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Torrid
Oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
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Tessellate
To form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.
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Juku
A school, attended in addition to one's regular school, where students prepare for college entrance examinations.
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Varmint
An objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
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Vexillology
The study of flags.
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Ganache
A whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.
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Draconian
Rigorous; unusually severe or cruel.
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Fortuitous
Happening or produced by chance; accidental.
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Ghibli
A hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
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Jubilant
Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant.
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Archetype
The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
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Caterwaul
To utter a long, wailing cry; howl or screech.
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Rout
A defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.
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Hoggery
Slovenly or greedy behavior.
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Foofaraw
A great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
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Flimflam
To trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
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Jornada
A full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.
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Zeitgeist
The spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.
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Ballyhoo
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
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Vendetta
Any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like.
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Jocular
Given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting.
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Trailblaze
To be a pioneer in (a particular subject, technique, etc.).
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Revenant
A person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost.
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Nubilous
Cloudy or foggy.
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Bamboozle
A source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible.
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Wellspring
A source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible.
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Goldilocks
Not being extreme or not varying drastically between extremes, especially between hot and cold.
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Madeleine
Something that triggers memories or nostalgia.
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Minerva
A woman of great wisdom.
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Felicitous
Well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate.
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Cordial
Courteous and gracious.
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Quagmire
An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. Also means a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
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Apoplectic
Extremely angry or furious.
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Habitué
A frequent or habitual visitor to a place.
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Flummoxed
Utterly bewildered, confused, or puzzled.
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Lickety-split
At great speed; rapidly.
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Honcho
A leader, especially an assertive leader.
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Jovial
Endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship.
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Démodé
No longer in fashion; out of date; outmoded.
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Tour de force
A feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.
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Azimuth
The arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
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Sciamachy
An act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
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Enumerate
To ascertain the number of; count.
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Agoraphobia
An irrational or disproportionate fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, often accompanied by anxiety attacks.
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Bibliophile
A person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.
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Sylvan
Consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.
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Metronymic
Derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
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Frowzy
Dirty and untidy; slovenly.
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Descry
To see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy.
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Telluric
Of or proceeding from the earth or soil.
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Forfend
To defend, secure, or protect.
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Palingenesis
Rebirth; regeneration.
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Inveigle
To entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements.
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Mystique
A framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning.
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Epicurean
Fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.
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Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
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Azure
Of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky.
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Trailblaze
To be a pioneer in (a particular subject, technique, etc.).
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Brasserie
An unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, especially beer, and simple or hearty food.
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Corvine
Pertaining to or resembling a crow.
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Skookum
Large; powerful; impressive.
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Cantillate
To chant; intone.
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Denouement
The outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.
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Bildungsroman
A type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.