Evan Luton
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Evan Luton
Word of the Day
Concur
• to accord in opinion; agree
Illustrious
• highly distinguished; renowned; famous
Viand
• an article of food.
Imperative
• absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
Lenticular
• Of or relating to the lens.
Suspicion
• A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.
Rectitude
• Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
Leadership
• The action of leading a group of people or an organization.
Nuncupative
• Declared orally as opposed to in writing.
Envisage
• Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Surfeit
• An excessive amount of something
Furlong
• An eighth of a mile
Deviate
• Depart from an established course.
Pivot
• The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
Enigmatic
• Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Immure
• Enclose or confine (someone) against their will
Dissociate
• Disconnect or separate
Mawkish
• Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
Phantasm
• A figment of the imagination
Hobgoblin
• A fearsome mythical creature
Agon
• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
Sequacious
• Lacking independence or originality of thought
Spectacle
• A visually striking performance or display
Bugbear
• A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing.
Electoral Vote
• The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives who formally elect the President and Vice President.
Stem-Winder
• a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
Analytic
• True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction
Biddable
• Strong enough to justify a bid
Eructation
• pouring out fumes or lava
Unwieldy
• Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight
Ratiocination
• the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
Lambaste
• Critisize
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