12 new words everyday
25/03/2024
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GALLANT
GALLANT
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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CHURCHLESS
CHURCHLESS
Without a church. T. Fuller.
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FORETIME
FORETIME
The past; the time before the present. "A very dim foretime."J. C. Shairp.
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VERBIAGE
VERBIAGE
The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense;a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. W. Irving.This barren verbiage current among men. Tennyson.
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NAPHTHENE
NAPHTHENE
A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasianpetroleum.
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GIFFY
GIFFY
See Jiffy.
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CERTAINNESS
CERTAINNESS
Certainty.
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DESPERATE
DESPERATE
One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
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APPORTION
APPORTION
To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide anddistribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportionundivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.
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TOP-ARMOR
TOP-ARMOR
A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped withnetting.
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ADVOCATESHIP
ADVOCATESHIP
Office or duty of an advocate.
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CORACLE
CORACLE
A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather oroilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used byfisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boatused in Thibet and in Egypt.