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liaison

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2025/04/22

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 22, 2025 is: liaison • \lee-AY-zahn\ • noun Liaison refers to a person who helps organizations or groups work together and provide information to each other, or to a relationship that allows such interactions. Liaison can also refer to an illicit sexual relationship. // The new position involves acting as a liaison between the police department and city schools. // The committee has maintained close liaison

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00:01:51

bodacious

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2025/04/21

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 21, 2025 is: bodacious • \boh-DAY-shuss\ • adjective Bodacious is used as an informal synonym of remarkable and noteworthy, as well as sexy and voluptuous. In some dialects of the Southern and Midland US, bodacious is used by its oldest meaning: "outright, unmistakable." // The bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young and the hip. See the entry > Examples:

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00:02:34

resurrection

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2025/04/20

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2025 is:resurrection • \rez-uh-REK-shun\ • noun In Christian theology, Resurrection (typically capitalized in this use) refers to the event in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death. In general contexts, resurrection refers to the act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist again, to be used again, etc. // Church members look forward to celebrating the

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00:02:06

fastidious

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2025/04/19

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 19, 2025 is: fastidious • \fass-TID-ee-us\ • adjective Someone described as fastidious is extremely or overly careful about how they do something. Fastidious may also describe someone who is difficult to please, or someone who always wants to be clean, neat, etc. // Our parents taught us to be fastidious in keeping our rooms clean, making sure to dust every surface and sweep out every corner. // He's a

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00:02:18

collaborate

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2025/04/18

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 18, 2025 is: collaborate • \kuh-LAB-uh-rayt\ • verb To collaborate is to work with another person or group in order to do or achieve something. Collaborate can also be used disapprovingly to mean "to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an enemy who occupies it during a war." // Several research teams from various countries collaborated closely on the project. // They

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00:02:08

uncouth

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2025/04/17

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2025 is: uncouth • \un-KOOTH\ • adjective Uncouth describes things, such as language or behavior, that are impolite or socially unacceptable. A person may also be described as uncouth if they are behaving in a rude way. // Stacy realized it would be uncouth to show up to the party without a gift, so she picked up a bottle of wine on the way. See the entry > Examples: “Perhaps people

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00:02:02

adversity

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2025/04/16

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 16, 2025 is: adversity • \ad-VER-suh-tee\ • noun Adversity refers to a difficult situation or condition, or to a state of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. // The soldiers were honored for acting with courage in the face of adversity. // The team overcame many adversities on their way to summiting the mountain. See the entry > Examples: “To foster self-reliance, colleges should

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00:01:39

pugnacious

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2025/04/15

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 15, 2025 is: pugnacious • \pug-NAY-shus\ • adjective Someone described as pugnacious shows a readiness or desire to fight or argue. // There's one pugnacious member on the committee who won't agree to anything. See the entry > Examples: "While looking through the Perkins telescope [at Saturn] one night, a pugnacious 10-year-old commented, 'Hey! I only see one ring. Rip off!'" — Tom Burns,

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druthers

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2025/04/14

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2025 is: druthers • \DRUH-therz\ • noun plural Druthers is an informal word that refers to the power or opportunity to choose—in other words, free choice. It is used especially in the phrase if one had one's druthers. // If I had my druthers, I would travel all the time. See the entry > Examples: “If I had my druthers, if I made the sequel to ‘Companion,’ it would just be a shot of her

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00:01:41

reminisce

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2025/04/13

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2025 is:reminisce • \rem-uh-NISS\ • verb To reminisce is to talk, think, or write about things that happened in the past. // After the official reunion dinner, the old friends gathered at a pub to reminisce about their high school days, now long past. See the entry > Examples: “Our parents would reminisce about their past happiness and point to the oversized photographic portrait taken

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gustatory

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2025/04/12

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 12, 2025 is: gustatory • \GUSS-tuh-tor-ee\ • adjective Gustatory describes things that are related to or associated with eating or the sense of taste. // The deli has been widely praised for its astonishing variety of gustatory delights. See the entry > Examples: "For those who have never experienced the gustatory pleasure, these cream puffs consist of freshly baked pastry shells generously

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00:02:27

kitsch

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2025/04/11

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 11, 2025 is: kitsch • \KITCH\ • noun Kitsch refers to something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often cheap or tacky. Kitsch also refers to a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition. // The restaurant is decorated with 1950s furniture and kitsch from old TV shows. // The critic opined that the movie, despite its lofty ambitions, at times descended into kitsch. See the entry >

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00:01:41

chary

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2025/04/10

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 10, 2025 is: chary • \CHAIR-ee\ • adjective Chary is usually used with about or of to describe someone who is cautious about doing something. // The director is chary about spending money. // I’ve always been chary of travelling alone. See the entry > Examples: “Overall, Rendell is chary about divulging the selling price of various documents, but he does occasionally reveal some financial

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00:01:43

vouchsafe

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2025/04/09

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 9, 2025 is:vouchsafe • \vowch-SAYF\ • verb Vouchsafe is a formal and old-fashioned word meaning "to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege." // He vouchsafed the secret to only a few of his closest allies. See the entry > Examples: "[Arthur] Conan Doyle (1859-1930) wrote several horribly chilling tales of the supernatural, although this might surprise readers who only know

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apparatchik

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2025/04/08

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 8, 2025 is: apparatchik • \ah-puh-RAH-chik\ • noun Apparatchik is used disapprovingly to refer to a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization, such as a corporation or political party. // This generation of graduates wants more out of life than to become establishment apparatchiks. See the entry > Examples: "Played by What We Do in the Shadows' Matt Berry, Shazbor is a

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00:01:35

malleable

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2025/04/07

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 7, 2025 is: malleable • \MAL-ee-uh-bul\ • adjective Something described as malleable is capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes, or capable of being easily changed or influenced. // Let the cookie dough thaw until it becomes malleable enough to thinly roll. // Students' minds are malleable and they need positive influences and guidance. See the entry > Examples: "She begins

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00:02:09

impresario

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2025/04/06

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 6, 2025 is:impresario • \im-pruh-SAHR-ee-oh\ • noun An impresario is a person who manages, puts on, or sponsors a performance or other entertainment, such as a concert, play, or sporting event. // The former heavyweight retired from the ring and later became a boxing impresario. See the entry > Examples: “When he stepped on stage during a comedy open mic at Castle Street spot The Barzarre

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00:01:49

benign

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2025/04/05

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 5, 2025 is: benign • \bih-NYNE\ • adjective Benign describes something that does not cause harm or damage. In medical contexts it is used to describe something that does not threaten life or health (as in "a benign tumor"). Additional meanings include "mild and pleasant" (as in "benign weather conditions") and "showing kindness and gentleness" (as in "a benign outlook"). // The project required that we

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hew

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2025/04/04

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 4, 2025 is: hew • \HYOO\ • verb Hew is commonly used with to to mean "to conform to or adhere to (something)." Hew on its own has several meanings having to do with cutting or shaping with a sharp tool, such as an ax. Both hewed and hewn are past participles of hew. // The senator has always hewed closely to the party line. // The explorers hewed logs for building cabins. See the entry >

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00:01:45

snark

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2025/04/03

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 3, 2025 is: snark • \SNAHRK\ • noun Snark is an informal word that refers to an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm. // The stand-up comedian’s set was full of snark about current events, which had the audience rolling in the aisles. See the entry > Examples: “With snark and whimsy, [Zelda] Williams and the screenwriter Diablo Cody … put a playfully macabre spin on the

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