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05:00 am med_cat Friday word: Presbycusis - 3 comments

10:04 pm sallymn Sunday Word: Accoutrements - 3 comments

09:08 am simplyn2deep Tuesday word: Indistinct

06:44 am calzephyr77 Wednesday Word: Senescence - 2 comments

10:17 pm med_cat Friday word: Gilravage

10:30 pm sallymn Sunday Word: Breviloquent

08:00 am simplyn2deep Tuesday word: Digress

04:53 pm calzephyr77 Wednesday Word: Natant - 3 comments

10:48 pm med_cat Friday word: Lodestar

10:40 pm sallymn Sunday Word: Dyspeptic

08:10 pm calzephyr77 Wednesday Word: Ninon - 2 comments

09:28 pm med_cat A trio of Friday words

11:44 pm sallymn Sunday Word: Fata Morgana

08:40 am simplyn2deep Tuesday word: Ephemeral

11:17 am calzephyr77 Wednesday Word: Abecedarian

10:03 pm med_cat Friday word: Sniptious - 3 comments

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full_metal_ox
23 Jul 2021, 11:34
Wednesday Word: Frondeur
“Frondeuse Suffering a Wardrobe Malfunction.”
full_metal_ox
14 Jul 2021, 18:58
Wednesday Word: Peloton
That’s the same reason geese fly in V-formations—the point goose reduces wind resistance for everyone else.

And the evolution of “peloton” into “platoon” is an example of how, in English, the…
sallymn
14 Jul 2021, 11:15
Tuesday word: Proficient
A good solid and useful word :)
sallymn
13 Jul 2021, 11:54
Sunday Word: Exegesis
It does indeed, and I shouldn't be surprised if there is an academic exegesis or two on that very subject...
full_metal_ox
12 Jul 2021, 02:35
Sunday Word: Exegesis
This lofty word technically applies to frothing pissing contests over whether Harry Potter ought to be dating Ginny, Hermione, or Draco, as long as the participants cite the text.

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