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.