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Word of the Day

Word of the Day. Jason Houpt. Illustrious. Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements. Concur. Be of the same opinion; agree. Imperative (Adj.). . Of vital importance; necessary; crucial. Viand. An item of food: "an unlimited assortment of viands". Lenticular.

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Word of the Day

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  1. Word of the Day Jason Houpt

  2. Illustrious Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

  3. Concur Be of the same opinion; agree.

  4. Imperative (Adj.) . Of vital importance; necessary; crucial.

  5. Viand • An item of food: "an unlimited assortment of viands".

  6. Lenticular 1.Shaped like a lentil. 2.Of or relating to the lens of the eye.

  7. Suspicious 1.Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

  8. Rectitude • Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.

  9. Leadership • 1.The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

  10. Nuncupative • (of a will or testament) Declared orally as opposed to in writing.

  11. Envisage • 1.Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

  12. Surfeit Noun: An excessive amount of something: "a surfeit of food and drink". Verb: Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

  13. Furlong • 1 furlong = 201.16800 meters

  14. Deviate 1.Depart from an established course

  15. Pivot • the point of rotation in a lever system

  16. Enigmatic Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

  17. Immure • Enclosed within or within walls

  18. Dissociate • 1.Disconnect or separate (used esp. in abstract contexts).

  19. Mawkish • 1.Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way: "a mawkish poem". • 2.Having a faint sickly flavor: "the mawkish smell of warm beer".

  20. Phantasm • 1.A figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition. • 2.An illusory likeness of something.

  21. Hobgoblin • 1.(in mythology and fairy stories) A mischievous imp or sprite. • 2.A fearsome mythical creature.

  22. Agon • a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

  23. Sequacious • Lacking independence or originality of thought.

  24. A visually striking performance or display

  25. Bugbear • A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing.

  26. Electoral Vote • The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President

  27. Stem-Winder • A stirring speech or a watch wound by a stem.

  28. Analytic • 1.True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction.

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