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Comey comments on Barr's use of 'spy'

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Words from the week of 4/19/2019

To meander your way through

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'Intoxicate' — Video Word of the Day 4/22/2019

verb - to affect and impair by alcohol or a drug

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/19/19

Words from the week of 4/19/2019

'Ecstatic' — Video Word of the Day 4/19/2019

adj. - marked by a state of overwhelming emotion

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Aww it's So 'Adorkable'

A word for the charmingly awkward

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'MacGyver': The Verb

To make or repair with what is on hand

librocubicularist slang definition reading in bed

What Is a 'Librocubicularist'?

One who reads in bed

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'Truthiness': Can Something "Seem," Without Being, True?

When you just know.

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Aptronym: Usage and Examples

A name that suits its owner in an apt way

affluvia slang definition

'Affluvia': Words We're Watching

The waste produced by the rich

homoflexible heteroflexible slang definition

'Homoflexible'/'Heteroflexible': Sexuality Spectrum

Sometimes attracted outside one's orientation

weenus weenis slang definition

What is a 'Weenus' ('Wenis,' 'Weenis')?

The loose skin at the joint of one's elbow

A Glossary of River Words

To meander your way through

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Is That Lie 'Bald-faced' or 'Bold-faced'?

And what about 'barefaced'?

'Adversary' — Video Word of the Day 4/18/2019

noun - an enemy or opponent

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‘Rapport’ vs. ‘Report’

An easygoing, detailed account

'Gullible' — Video Word of the Day 4/17/2019

adj. - easily duped or cheated

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On 'Great Britain' vs. 'United Kingdom' (and Other Names)

Our Anglophile friends already know

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'Wringer' or 'Ringer'?

And is it 'wringed,' 'wrang,' or 'wrung'?

11 Authors on Their One-Word Book Titles

Telling an entire story in a single word

'Shanghai' — Video Word of the Day 4/16/2019

verb - to trick or force into doing something

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Just What’s So Weird About That ‘Flex'?

When you can’t help but show off.

'Katzenjammer' — Video Word of the Day 4/15/2019

noun - a hangover or a discordant clamor

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/12/19

Words from the week of 4/12/2019

thole word of the day

'Thole' — Video Word of the Day 4/12/2019

verb - to endure

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11 Words for Miserly People

We won't be stingy with them

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inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

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