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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 29, 2024 is: braggadocio • \brag-uh-DOH-see-oh\ • noun Braggadocio refers to brash and self-confident boasting—that is, the annoying or exaggerated talk of someone who is trying to sound very proud or brave. // His braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate. See the entry > Examples: “In …
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2024 is: flout • \FLOUT\ • verb To flout something, such as a law or rule, is to treat it with contemptuous disregard. A teenager flouting a curfew, for example, will not hide the fact that they are out past the time they are required to be home. // The court found that the company had continued to fl…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 27, 2024 is: auxiliary • \awg-ZILL-yuh-ree\ • adjective In general use, auxiliary describes someone or something available to provide extra help, power, etc., when it is needed. In linguistics, an auxiliary verb (also called a “helping verb”) is used with another verb to do things like show a verb’s tense…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 26, 2024 is: kismet • \KIZZ-met\ • noun Kismet refers to a power that is believed to control what happens in the future. It is synonymous with both fate and destiny. // From the moment we met, we felt connected; we knew it was kismet. See the entry > Examples: "I'd been a fan of Fantasia since she laid on…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 25, 2024 is: genuflect • \JEN-yuh-flekt\ • verb To genuflect is to kneel, or nearly kneel, on one knee and then rise again in worship or as an act of respect. In figurative use, genuflect means "to be humbly obedient or respectful." // Churchgoers genuflected before the altar. // The politician was critic…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 24, 2024 is: megillah • \muh-GHIL-uh\ • noun Megillah is slang for a long, involved story or account. Megillah can also refer to a complicated sequence of events, or it can be used as a synonym of ball of wax meaning “everything involved in what is under consideration.” All three senses of megillah are of…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2024 is: pedantic • \pih-DAN-tik\ • adjective Pedantic describes someone or something that exhibits the characteristics of a pedant—that is, a person who often annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details. Pedantic also means “narrowly, stodgily, and of…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 22, 2024 is: dragoon • \druh-GOON\ • verb When used with into, dragoon means "to force or convince someone to do something." Without into, dragoon means "to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops." // Employees complained that they had been dragooned into working overtime without adequate compensat…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 21, 2024 is: scurrilous • \SKUR-uh-lus\ • adjective Scurrilous is a formal adjective that most often describes language that contains obscenities, abuse, or, especially, slander—that is, a false statement that damages a person’s reputation. Scurrilous can also describe someone who uses or tends to use scu…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 20, 2024 is: flora • \FLOR-uh\ • noun Flora refers to all the plants that live in a particular area, time, period, or environment. It can also be used broadly to refer to plant, bacterial, or fungal life. // Lisa admired the aquatic flora in the pond as she gazed out at the horizon. See the entry > Exampl…
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