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2016's final word of the day quiz
'Till' is actually older than 'until'
New(er) words for old things
How we chose 'surreal'
sycophant "a servile self-seeking flatterer"
bête noire Literally "black beast" in French
ingenue “a naïve girl or young woman”
conundrum “a confusing or difficult problem”
Godspeed The same words sent him into orbit in 1962
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