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A free daily headword from the VividLex dictionary — deterministic, shareable, and linked into definitions and thesaurus pages so vocabulary learning compounds over time.
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2026-07-15archosaurianadj. of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria
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2026-07-14tag hagA person who is obsessed with name brand clothing. See [label whore]. > Nicole always flaunts the latest clothing. She is such a tag hag.
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2026-07-13the dillyA place where stupid teenagers and ridiculously pretty girls (see also: [noob]) get torn to shreds on a daily basis by people with severe superiority complexes. > 1. "Excuse me, I
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2026-07-12superciliousnessn. the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
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2026-07-11impedancen. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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2026-07-10gentlemanlya. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.
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2026-07-09wainscottingn. a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
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2026-07-08extensorn. A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
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2026-07-07walkie-talkiesn. small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)
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2026-07-06bumbelon. A glass used in subliming camphor.
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2026-07-05glycerinated gelatinn. a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories
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2026-07-04conveyingp. pr. & vb. n. of Convey
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2026-07-03riversiden. The side or bank of a river.
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2026-07-02bockingn. A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
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2026-07-01bromiden. A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
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2026-06-30paradactylapl. of Paradactylum
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2026-06-29oil pumpn. a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts
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2026-06-28garde civiqueSee Army organization, above.
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2026-06-27bristle fernn. any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
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2026-06-26coparcenaryn. Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
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2026-06-25semivitreousa. Partially vitreous.
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2026-06-24mademoisellen. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss.
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2026-06-23shebeenn. A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.
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2026-06-22crapplen. A claw.
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2026-06-21contrarilyadv. In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
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2026-06-20axile placentationn. ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
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2026-06-19Kalapuyan languagen. a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya
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2026-06-18lumpectomyn. surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
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2026-06-17niff-naffafro-american riff-raff > I don't drive down there... its full of niff-naff.
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2026-06-16plantara. Of or pertaining to the sole of the foot; as, the plantar arteries.
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2026-06-15shitfucksWhen putting two profanities in one word, usually said when not thinking. > Assface: "Shitfuck, I forgot my keys" > Assfucker:"Go get them!"
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2026-06-14mucopolysaccharidesplural of mucopolysaccharide n complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue
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2026-06-13detractorya. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious.
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2026-06-12witticastern. A witling.
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2026-06-11BOMDASBOMDAS (mathematics, acronym) Brackets, then order, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and
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2026-06-10slavocracyn. The persons or interest formerly representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery.
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2026-06-09schizocoelen. See Enterocoele.
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2026-06-08golden maidenhairn. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
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2026-06-07optionallyadv. In an optional manner.
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2026-06-06enginering-ing form of enginer n. A contriver; an inventor; a contriver of engines.
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2026-06-05penisesn. the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
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2026-06-04stat min. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
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2026-06-03British peoplen. the people of Great Britain
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2026-06-02dug outsA small wooden container two chambers, for a marijuana pipe, (bat), and weed stash. Preferred by mature, discriminating potheads. > I carry my weed in a teak dugout
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2026-06-01kidney diseasen. a disease affecting the kidneys
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2026-05-31hold backv. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
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2026-05-30lxviadj. being six more than sixty
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2026-05-29picture railn. rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures
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2026-05-28involucellatea. Furnished with involucels.
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2026-05-27citron treen. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
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2026-05-26audiotapedpast participle of audiotape n. a tape recording of sound n. magnetic tape for use in recording sound
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2026-05-25Caucasian walnutn. medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit
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2026-05-24sikesplural of sike a. Such. See Such. n. A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. n. A sick person. v. i. To sigh. n. A sigh.
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2026-05-23exarillatea. Having no aril; -- said of certain seeds, or of the plants producing them.
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2026-05-22deadliests causing or capable of causing death s of an instrument of certain death s extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom s involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death s
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2026-05-21copybooksplural of copybook n. a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship
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2026-05-20inexhalablea. Incapable of being exhaled.
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2026-05-19rosy-purpleadj. of purple with a rose tinge
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2026-05-18mallendersn. pl. Same as Malanders.
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2026-05-17sojournersplural of sojourner n. a temporary resident