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Saturdays are perfect days for pugnacious surprises. Surprise—we’re talking about fighting words today! Considering how belligerent humans tend to be as…
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Word of the Day: NEOPHYTE
neophyte (noun) – a beginner or novice; one who is new to a subject, skill, or belief [nee-uh-fahyt] BREAKDOWN: NEO- (new) + -PHYTE (plant; that which…
Sep 22
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Word of the Day: DILATORY
dilatory (adj) - slow or tardy; intentionally delaying to cause delay or defer action [dil-uh-tohr-ee] BREAKDOWN: DI- (apart) + LAT- (carry) + -ORY…
Sep 21
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Word of the Day: COFFEE
coffee (noun) - a beverage brewed from ground roasted coffee beans; a plant in the genus Coffea from which coffee beans are harvested BREAKDOWN…
Sep 20
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Word of the Day: DILIGENCE
diligence (noun) - careful, constant, and attentive work or effort [dil-i-juhns] BREAKDOWN: DI- (apart) + LIG- (choose) + -ENCE (act of) diligent (adj…
Sep 19
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Word of the Day: FRACTIOUS
fractious (adj) - irritable, unruly, and quarrelsome; difficult to manage or control [frak-shuhs] BREAKDOWN: FRACT- (break) + -OUS (full of) “I am at…
Sep 18
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Word of the Day: APOPLECTIC
apoplectic (adj) – overcome with anger or fury; highly indignant [ap-uh-plek-tik] BREAKDOWN: APO- (from) + PLEC- (strike) + -IC (pertaining to) apoplexy…
Sep 17
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Types of Clouds
Saturdays are perfect days for meteorological surprises. Surprise—we’re talking about the clouds today! Have you ever spotted a fascinating cloud…
Sep 16
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Word of the Day: MORTIFY
mortify (verb) - to humiliate; to cause to feel shame; to subdue or deaden one's body with self-denial BREAKDOWN: MORT- (dead) + -FY (to make…
Sep 15
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Word of the Day: CONURBATION
conurbation (noun) - an extended aggregation, merging, or network of towns, cities, or urban communities; a continuous urban or industrial sprawl…
Sep 14
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Word of the Day: WEIRD
weird (adj) - mysteriously strange, unexpected, or supernatural; eerie or odd [weerd] to weird someone out is to make them feel strange or uncomfortable…
Sep 13
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Word of the Day: PROPONENT
A proponent is one who proposes or argues in support of something; an advocate [pruh-poh-nuhnt] BREAKDOWN: PRO- (forward) + PON- (to put) + -ENT (one…
Sep 12
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