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Words Of Day
Word 06
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doula:
a woman who assists in childbirth.
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largess:
generous giving; also, gifts of money or other valuables.
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dilettante:
an amateur; also, an admirer or lover of the fine arts.
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simulacrum:
a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance.
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toothsome:
delicious; attractive; luscious.
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countermand:
to revoke (a former command) or recall by a contrary order.
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expropriate:
to deprive of possession; also, to transfer (property) to oneself.
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perambulate:
to stroll; to walk through or over.
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ululate:
to howl; to wail.
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crapulous:
sick from, or marked by, excessive drinking.
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parvenu:
an upstart; one newly risen in class or economic status.
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manse:
a large and imposing residence.
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uxorious:
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
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Ides:
the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day
of the other months.
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megalomania:
a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
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amalgam:
an alloy of mercury with other metals; also, a mixture.
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dudgeon:
a state or fit of intense indignation.
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paragon:
a model of excellence or perfection.
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aubade:
a song greeting the dawn.
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succor:
aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
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paterfamilias:
the male head of a household; the father of a family.
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stolid:
unexcitable; unemotional.
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metier:
an occupation, especially in which one excels.
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bellwether:
a leader or leading indicator.
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confluence:
a flowing or coming together.
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superfluous:
more than is wanted or is sufficient.
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invidious:
tending to provoke envy or ill will.
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benignant:
kind; gracious; favorable.
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edacious:
given to eating.