Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day: Episodes
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>hypnagogic</strong> • \hip-nuh-GAH-jik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>hypnagogic</strong> • \hip-nuh-GAH-jik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>shanghai</strong> • \shang-HYE\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug b : to put by force ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>shanghai</strong> • \shang-HYE\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug b : to put by force ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>gazette</strong> • \guh-ZET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : newspaper 2 : an official journal 3 <em>British</em> : an announcement in an official ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>gazette</strong> • \guh-ZET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : newspaper 2 : an official journal 3 <em>British</em> : an announcement in an official ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>maffick</strong> • \MAF-ik\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>maffick</strong> • \MAF-ik\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>argot</strong> • \AHR-goh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>argot</strong> • \AHR-goh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>accident</strong> • \AK-suh-dunt\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance b : lack of intention or necessity ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>accident</strong> • \AK-suh-dunt\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance b : lack of intention or necessity ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>skulk</strong> • \SKULK\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner 2 : to hide or conceal something (as oneself) often ...
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<strong>skulk</strong> • \SKULK\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner 2 : to hide or conceal something (as oneself) often ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>hiatus</strong> • \hye-AY-tus\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : a break in or as if in a material object <strong>:</strong> gap b : a gap or passage in ...
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<strong>hiatus</strong> • \hye-AY-tus\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : a break in or as if in a material object <strong>:</strong> gap b : a gap or passage in ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>recalcitrant</strong> • \rih-KAL-suh-trunt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 2 a : difficult to manage ...
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<strong>recalcitrant</strong> • \rih-KAL-suh-trunt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 2 a : difficult to manage ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>pacify</strong> • \PASS-uh-fye\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to allay the anger or agitation of <strong>:</strong> soothe 2 a : to restore to a ...
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<strong>pacify</strong> • \PASS-uh-fye\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to allay the anger or agitation of <strong>:</strong> soothe 2 a : to restore to a ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>tranche</strong> • \TRAHNSH\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a division or portion of a pool or whole <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>tranche</strong> • \TRAHNSH\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a division or portion of a pool or whole <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 09, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>agog</strong> • \uh-GAHG\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: full of intense interest or excitement <strong>:</strong> eager <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 09, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>agog</strong> • \uh-GAHG\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: full of intense interest or excitement <strong>:</strong> eager <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 08, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>torrid</strong> • \TOR-id\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : parched with heat especially of the sun <strong>:</strong> hot b : giving off intense ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 08, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>torrid</strong> • \TOR-id\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : parched with heat especially of the sun <strong>:</strong> hot b : giving off intense ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 07, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>satiety</strong> • \suh-TYE-uh-tee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity <strong>:</strong> ...
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<strong>satiety</strong> • \suh-TYE-uh-tee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity <strong>:</strong> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 06, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>validate</strong> • \VAL-uh-dayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to make legally valid <strong>:</strong> ratify b : to grant official sanction to by ...
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<strong>validate</strong> • \VAL-uh-dayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to make legally valid <strong>:</strong> ratify b : to grant official sanction to by ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 05, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>putative</strong> • \PYOO-tuh-tiv\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : commonly accepted or supposed 2 : assumed to exist or to have existed <br ...
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<strong>putative</strong> • \PYOO-tuh-tiv\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : commonly accepted or supposed 2 : assumed to exist or to have existed <br ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 04, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>bon vivant</strong> • \bahn-vee-VAHNT\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a person having cultivated, refined, and sociable tastes especially in respect to ...
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<strong>bon vivant</strong> • \bahn-vee-VAHNT\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a person having cultivated, refined, and sociable tastes especially in respect to ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 03, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>lunette</strong> • \loo-NET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: as b : an opening in a vault especially ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 03, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>lunette</strong> • \loo-NET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: as b : an opening in a vault especially ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 02, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>cachinnate</strong> • \KAK-uh-nayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to laugh loudly or immoderately <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 02, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>cachinnate</strong> • \KAK-uh-nayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to laugh loudly or immoderately <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 01, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>abstruse</strong> • \ub-STROOSS\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: difficult to comprehend <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 01, 2012 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>abstruse</strong> • \ub-STROOSS\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: difficult to comprehend <br />
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The author's ...