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Word of the Day: simulacrum
This word has appeared in 30 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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aggro
aggressive, violent
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Artful Dodger
noun: A nimble, cunning thief or a pickpocket.
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wordless
Definition: (adjective) Expressed without speech.
Synonyms: mute, unspoken, tongueless.
Usage: Never a hearty breakfaster, he had found himself under the influence of her wordless disapproval physically unable to consume the fried egg that confronted him.
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Idiom of the Day
the Nikon choir
The paparazzi or a large group of photojournalists, especially when actively engaged in photographing someone or something of great interest. (Refers to the Nikon brand of camera.) Watch the video
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get through (1)
to complete a task
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Word of the Day: tetchy
This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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shades
sunglasses
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Stiggins
noun: A pious impostor.
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Word of the Day: reverberation
This word has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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rehab
place for treating addiction
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Turveydrop
noun: One who poses as a model of deportment: the way in which one conducts oneself.
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top-notch
Definition: (adjective) Of the highest quality.
Synonyms: A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, tops.
Usage: Everyone wants a top-notch specialist when it comes to laser eye surgery.
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Idiom of the Day
(as) nice as ninepence
Very tidy, neat, and well-organized; in good order. Watch the video
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stoicism
Definition: (noun) An indifference to pleasure or pain.
Synonyms: stolidness.
Usage: With the stoicism of the brutes who had raised him he endured his suffering quietly.
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Idiom of the Day
have nine lives
To endure, continue, or survive despite a near encounter with death or disaster. From the common myth that cats have nine lives. Watch the video
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Word of the Day: enshrine
This word has appeared in 128 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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quitter
a person who gives up easily when faced with a difficult challenge
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pecksniff
noun: A hypocritical person who pretends to have high moral principles.
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repletion
Definition: (noun) The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more.
Synonyms: satiation, satiety.
Usage: Then Tarzan and Sheeta feasted to repletion.
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Idiom of the Day
a night out
An evening spent having an enjoyable time away from home, as in a restaurant, theater, bar, or other such locations. Watch the video
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
fall back on
to use or do something else because what you used or did first has failed
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gentility
Definition: (noun) Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
Synonyms: breeding, genteelness.
Usage: She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days; characterized by a certain state and dignity, rather than by the delicate...grace which is now recognized as its indication.
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nice guy
A teenaged or adult male who is dependably friendly and compassionate, to the point of being seen as too boring, unchallenging, or uninspiring to be romantically involved with. Watch the video
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let down (2)
to release the air from something like a tyre or a blow-up mattress
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Word of the Day: quasi
This word has appeared in 324 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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lardass
an overweight person, esp. one with large buttocks
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Podsnap
noun: A smug, self-satisfied person.
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