12 new words everyday
07/09/2024
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ENDECAGON
ENDECAGON
A plane figure of eleven sides and angles.
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SLUGS
SLUGS
Half-roasted ore.
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DISSECTIBLE
DISSECTIBLE
Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. Paley.
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JOURNEYWORK
JOURNEYWORK
Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman athis trade.
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VITALISM
VITALISM
The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism aredue to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical andphysical forces.
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SEMIVIF
SEMIVIF
Only half alive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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PARALEIPSIS
PARALEIPSIS
A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speakerartfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, forexample, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary'sscandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treacheryand malice." [Written also paralepsis, paralepsy, paralipsis.]
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SLAVEHOLDER
SLAVEHOLDER
One who holds slaves.
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AMETABOLA
AMETABOLA
A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.[Written also Ametabolia.]
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PENNACEOUS
PENNACEOUS
Like or pertaining to a normal feather.
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TURREL
TURREL
A certain tool used by coopers. Sherwood.
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NUANCE
NUANCE
A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.