Word Of The Day By Brendan Way

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Effusive (adj.):
1. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: “An effusive manner.” 2. Profuse; overflowing: “effusive praise.”

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Epochal (adj.):
1. Highly significant or important; momentous: “Epochal decisions made by the president.” 2. Without parallel: “Epochal stupidity.”

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Voracity (adj.):
Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: “A voracious reader.”

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Venality (n.):
1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. 2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain: “The venality of a corrupt judge.”

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Egregious (adj.):
Conspicuously bad or offensive. “The judge’s conduct was egregious.”

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Episodic (adj.):
Happening at irregular intervals. “He has episodic migraines.”

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Auspices (https://t.co/mD2Ace8it3.):
1. With the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization: “Financial aid is being provided under the auspices of NATO.”

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Salient (adj.):
1. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent.  “A salient argument.”

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Embellish tr.v. (1.):
To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2. To add fictitious details to exaggerate the truth: “A dramatic account that embellished the true story.”

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Analogous (adj.):
1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy. “The brain and the Acme 1000 supercomputer are analogous to each other.”

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Metaphor (n.):
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate something else. Example: “She was drowning in money.”

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Indigenous (adj.):
Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment. “The cactus is indigenous to Arizona.”

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Savant (n.):
A person of learning; wise or scholarly.

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Progeny (https://t.co/mD2Ace8it3.):
1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 2. A result of creative effort; a product.

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Causative (adj.):
1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”

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Ambivalence (n.):
1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

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Litigious (adj.):
Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
Tending to engage in lawsuits. A litigious celebrity.

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Gratuitous (adj.):
1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.

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Aplomb (n.):
Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

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Secular (adj.):
1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”