12 new words everyday

03/10/2024

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NEOPLASIA

NEOPLASIA

Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.

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FON

FON

A fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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FIAR

FIAR

One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to theestate of a life renter.I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter. Sir W. Scott.

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BRAHMIN-ICAL

BRAHMIN-ICAL

Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines andworship.

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TUTORIZE

TUTORIZE

To teach; to instruct.I . . . shall tutorize him some day. J. H. Newman.

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GREENTH

GREENTH

The state or quality of being green; verdure. [R.]The greenth of summer. G. Eliot.

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LAMIA

LAMIA

A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said todevour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; awith.

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QUICE

QUICE

See Queest.

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SELF-PERPLEXED

SELF-PERPLEXED

Perplexed by doubts originating in one's own mind.

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BENEDICTINE

BENEDICTINE

Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.

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BLASTEMA

BLASTEMA

The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; theprimitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.

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LEGISLATION

LEGISLATION

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; thelaws enacted.Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy. Lyttelton.