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Word of the Day – August 15, 2020

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schism

(skĭz′əm, sĭz′-)

n.

1. A separation or division into factions: “[He] found it increasingly difficult to maintain party unity in the face of ideological schism over civil rights” (Nick Kotz).
2.

a. A formal breach of union within a religious body.
b. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

Word of the day – July 18, 2020

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boondoggle

[ˈbo͞onˌdäɡəl]NOUNwork or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value. VERB waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects.”the only guarantees are higher taxes and bureaucratic boondoggling”CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- May 9, 2020

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empirical
[əmˈpirik(ə)l]

ADJECTIVE
  1. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
    “they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument”
    synonyms:

Word of the Day – April 4, 2020

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timorous

(ˈtɪm ər əs)

adj.

1. full of or subject to fear.
2. characterized by or indicating fear or timidity: a timorous approach to a serious problem.
[1400–50; < Medieval Latin timōrōsus= Latin timōr-, s. of timor fear + -ōsus -ous]
tim′or•ous•ly, adv.
tim′or•ous•ness, n.

Word of the Day – February 1, 2020

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vituperative

[vīˈt(y)o͞opəˌrādiv, vəˈt(y)o͞op(ə)rədiv]

ADJECTIVE
  1. bitter and abusive.
    “the criticism soon turned into a vituperative attack”
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Word of the Day- October 19, 2019

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accoutrements

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n.

1. often accoutrements An accessory item of equipment or dress.
2. often accoutrements Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons.
3. accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth.
4. Archaic The act of accoutring.

Word of the Day, August 17, 2019

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permutation

(pûr′myo͝o-tā′shən)

n.

1.

a. The process of altering the order of a given set of objects in a group.
b. The result of such a process; a rearrangement or recombination of elements: permutations of gene order.
c. Mathematics A rearrangement of the elements of a set.
2. A complete change; a transformation: