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  1. 2 hours ago

    'Stress': you're under pressure or strain 'Duress': you're being threatened or coerced

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  2. 4 hours ago

    To 'equivocate' is not to 'equate.'

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  3. 5 hours ago

    Grit your teeth Hash it out Egg someone on Fritter away Verbs from the day's most important meal:

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  4. 8 hours ago

    Good morning! Today's is 'whinge'

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  5. Jul 21

    Don't let the subject of this quiz fool you. It's full of obscure, tricky words that might even cause, say, a dictionary's social media manager (hypothetically speaking, of course) to fail.

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  6. Jul 21

    Hello! Today's is 'redaction'

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  7. Jul 20

    Just remember the most important word for today: 'hydration'

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  8. Jul 20

    Mare Mascon KREEP Vocabulary for a lunar travelogue.

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  9. Jul 20

    Good morning! Today's is 'cogent'

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  10. Jul 19

    The Dictionary: What It Is and How to Use It

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  11. Jul 19

    The 'angel's share' is the amount of an alcoholic drink (such as whiskey) that is lost to evaporation when the liquid is being aged.

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  12. Jul 19

    Folks, these were your words of the week.

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  13. Jul 19

    'Radical' traces back to the Latin word meaning "root," so its early use in phrases like "radical reform" referred to fundamental reform that made changes to the very root of a system.

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  14. Jul 19

    Here's a little supplemental reading for all the Queer Eye you'll watch this weekend.

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  15. Jul 19

    And before you ask, here's 'aphorism':

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  16. Jul 19

    Good morning! Today's is 'gnomic'

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  17. Jul 18

    'Lackadaisical' traces to 'alack' and was first used to describe someone given to expressions of regret or sorrow.

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  18. Jul 18

    'Hypercorrection': when your quest for grammatical perfection leads to unintended mistakes

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  19. Jul 18

    Noetic Intellection Cerebration Better ways to say you're lost in thought:

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  20. Jul 18

    'Perpetrate': ⚖️ to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime) 'Perpetuate': 🔁 to make everlasting or cause to last indefinitely

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