12 new words everyday
08/02/2026
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MARDI GRAS
MARDI GRAS
The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities agreat day of carnival and merrymaking.
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INTERPOSAL
INTERPOSAL
The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.
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CANCELLATE
CANCELLATE
Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediateparenchyma, as the leaves of certain plant; latticelike.
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AMERCER
AMERCER
One who amerces.
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KIMRY
KIMRY
See Cymry.
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BESOTTINGLY
BESOTTINGLY
In a besotting manner.
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PRIMATE
PRIMATE
One of the Primates.
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SERICULTURE
SERICULTURE
The raising of silkworms.
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CIRCUMVOLATION
CIRCUMVOLATION
The act of flying round. [R.]
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PHOTICS
PHOTICS
The science of light; -- a general term sometimes employed whenoptics is restricted to light as a producing vision. Knight.
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FEATHER-HEADED
FEATHER-HEADED
Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
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SECTARIST
SECTARIST
A sectary. [R.] T. Warton.