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If the Shoe Fits

10 words for types of shoes

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Ghost Word

The story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary.

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'Asylum' Trends as Policies Draw Attention

'protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees'

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On the Disruption of 'Disrupt'

Business jargon strikes again

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Name More Food!

Test your knowledge of food vocabulary!

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  1. asylum 'protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees'

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  3. promulgate 'to make known by open declaration'

  4. epochal 'momentous or unparalleled'

  5. clemency 'merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment'

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