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Word for Today :

albeit

conjunction | awl-BEE-it

Definition : even though : although

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Word for Today :

filch

verb | FILCH

Definition : to steal secretly or casually

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Word for Today :

oleaginous

adjective | oh-lee-AJ-uh-nus

Definition

1 : resembling or having the properties of oil : oily; also : containing or producing oil

2 : marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality

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Word for Today :

sea change

noun | SEE-CHAYNJ

Definition

1 : archaic : a change brought about by the sea

2 : a marked change : transformation

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Word for Today :

chapfallen

adjective | CHAP-faw-lun

Definition

1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely

2 : cast down in spirit : depressed

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Word for Today :

devise

verb | dih-VYZE

Definition

1
a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent

b : to plan to obtain or bring about : plot

2 : to give (real estate) by will

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Word for Today :

escapade

noun | ESS-kuh-payd

Definition : a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct

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Word and Paragraph for Today :

Byzantine

adjective | BIZ-un-teen

Definition

1. f, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium

2.
architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold

3.
Christianity : of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern canon law

4.
often not capitalized
a : of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation

b : intricately involved : labyrinthine

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Word for Today :

retronym

noun | RET-roh-nim

Definition : a term (such as analog watch, film camera, or snail mail) that is newly created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something (such as a product) from other, more recent versions, forms, or examples

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Word for Today :

ambidextrous

adjective | am-bih-DEK-strus

Definition

1
a : using both hands with equal ease or dexterity


b. soccer : using both feet with equal ease : two-footed

2 : designed or suitable for use by the left or right hand

3 : unusually skillful : versatile

4 : characterized by duplicity : double-dealing