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fortuitous
accidental
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harmless but annoying
innocuous
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very sociable
gregarious
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mendacious
habitually dishonest
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engender
to cause, produce
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The word "dord" is what type of word?
A ghost word, which is a word that appears in the dictionary due to printing errors and means nothing. "Dord" appeared in the dictionary for eight years in the mid-20th century.
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malaise
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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The famous French general, Napoleon Bonaparte, supposedly said, after being exiled to an island, “Able was I ere I saw Elba.” This phrase is an example of what exactly?
A palindrome, or a word or phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards, like the name Anna, or the phrase "Madam, I'm Adam," or the phrase, "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!"
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to improve, to make or become better
ameliorate
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paramount
chief in importance, supreme, preeminent
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to outlaw; prohibit
proscribe
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histrionics
exaggerated displays of emotion
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abeyance
suspended action
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An anagram is a word or phrase formed by re-arranging the letters of another word or phrase. "Cinema," for instance, can be transformed into "iceman." And the famous author, Vladimir Nabokov, once created a character whose name was an anagram of his own named Vivian Darkbloom. The word "schoolmaster" can be used to form what related, two word anagram?
"the classroom"
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freedom from punishment or harm
impunity
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tantamount
equivalent in value, force, or effect
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The word "swim" is an example of what?
An ambigram, or a word that appears the same when turned upside down.
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a change or variation in the course of something
vicissitude
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The longest word in the English language is:
"pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," and it refers to a type of lung disease caused by the inhalation of volcanic ash and dust
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clumsy; incompetent; unskilled
inept
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ennui
profound, persistent boredom; existential malaise; spiritual crisis
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aficionado
a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
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specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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This word was used once by each presidential candidate in last night's presidential debate:
cavalier
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euphemism
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt