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Word for Today :
prerogative
noun | prih-RAH-guh-tiv
Definition
1
a : an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
(1) : one belonging to an office or an official body
(2) : one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals
(3) : one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty
b : the discretionary power inhering in the British Crown
2 : a distinctive excellence
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Word for Today :
contestation
noun | kahn-tess-TAY-shun
Definition : controversy, debate
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Word for Today :
reprise
noun | rih-PREEZ
Definition
1
a : a musical repetition:
(1) : the repetition of the exposition preceding the development
(2) : the third section of a sonata form : recapitulation
b : a repeated performance : repetition
2 : a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action
3 : a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate
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Word for Today :
feckless
adjective | FECK-lus
Definition
1 : weak, ineffective
2 : worthless, irresponsible