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Your word for today is: aubade

Pronunciation: /ōˈbäd/

Definition: a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

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Your word for today is: cauterize

Pronunciation: /ˈkôtəˌrīz/

Definition: burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected

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Your word for today is: judas

Pronunciation: /ˈjo͞odəs/

Definition: a peephole in a door

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Your word for today is: tourism

Pronunciation: /ˈto͝orˌizəm/

Definition: the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest

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Your word for today is: belabor

Pronunciation: /biˈlābər/

Definition: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail

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Your word for today is: amaze

Pronunciation: /əˈmāz/

Definition: surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment

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Your word for today is: devotional

Pronunciation: /diˈvōSHənl/

Definition: of or used in religious worship

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Your word for today is: probity

Pronunciation: /ˈprōbitē/

Definition: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

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Your word for today is: démenti

Pronunciation: /ˌdāmänˈtē/

Definition: an official denial of a published statement

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Your word for today is: badinage

Pronunciation: /ˌbadnˈäZH/

Definition: humorous or witty conversation

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Your word for today is: hypogeal

Pronunciation: /ˌhīpəˈjēəl/

Definition: underground; subterranean

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Your word for today is: huckleberry

Pronunciation: /ˈhəkəlˌberē/

Definition: a small, round, edible blue-black berry related to the blueberry

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Your word for today is: mousseux

Pronunciation: /mo͞oˈsœ/

Definition: (of wine) sparkling

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Your word for today is: akimbo

Pronunciation: /əˈkimbō/

Definition: with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

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Your word for today is: Pangloss

Pronunciation: /ˈpanglôs/

Definition: a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances

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Your word for today is: balefire

Pronunciation: /ˈbālˌfīr/

Definition: a large open-air fire; a bonfire

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Your word for today is: bilirubin

Pronunciation: /ˌbiliˈro͞obin/

Definition: an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin and excreted in bile

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Pronunciation: /lāˌädəˈsēən/

Definition: lukewarm or halfhearted, especially with respect to religion or politics

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Pronunciation: /ˈambyələnt/

Definition: (of a patient) able to walk around; not confined to bed

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Pronunciation: /ˌniktəˈlōpēə/

Definition: the inability to see in dim light or at night

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Your word for today is: mulligatawny

Pronunciation: /ˌməligəˈtônē/

Definition: a spicy meat or chicken soup originally made in India

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Definition: strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)

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Definition: tending to induce sleep; soporific

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Your word for today is: acalculia

Pronunciation: /ˌākalˈkyo͞olēə/

Definition: loss of the ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations, typically resulting from disease or injury of the parietal lobe of the brain

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Definition: a small recess or cupboard in the wall of a church

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Definition: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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Definition: energy, style, and enthusiasm

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Definition: with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

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Definition: a sports player who makes money from sports though classified as amateur

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Definition: a bottle, can, or glass of beer

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