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 April 15, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>heinous</strong> • \HAY-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: hatefully or shockingly evil <strong>:</strong> abominable <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 15, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>heinous</strong> • \HAY-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: hatefully or shockingly evil <strong>:</strong> abominable <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Mirandize</strong> • \muh-RAN-dyze\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to recite the Miranda warnings to (a person under arrest) <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Mirandize</strong> • \muh-RAN-dyze\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to recite the Miranda warnings to (a person under arrest) <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>contentious</strong> • \kun-TEN-shuss\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : likely to cause disagreement or argument 2 : exhibiting an often perverse ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>contentious</strong> • \kun-TEN-shuss\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : likely to cause disagreement or argument 2 : exhibiting an often perverse ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 10, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>kiln</strong> • \KILN\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying ...
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<strong>kiln</strong> • \KILN\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 09, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>doxology</strong> • \dahk-SAH-luh-jee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a usually liturgical expression of praise to God <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 09, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>doxology</strong> • \dahk-SAH-luh-jee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a usually liturgical expression of praise to God <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 08, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>convalesce</strong> • \kahn-vuh-LESS\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 08, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>convalesce</strong> • \kahn-vuh-LESS\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 07, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>equivocal</strong> • \ih-KWIV-uh-kul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse ...
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<strong>equivocal</strong> • \ih-KWIV-uh-kul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 06, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>gest</strong> • \JEST\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a tale of adventures; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> a romance in verse 2 : adventure, ...
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<strong>gest</strong> • \JEST\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a tale of adventures; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> a romance in verse 2 : adventure, ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 05, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>hackneyed</strong> • \HAK-need\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: lacking in freshness or originality <br />
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<strong>hackneyed</strong> • \HAK-need\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: lacking in freshness or originality <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 04, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>redbrick</strong> • \RED-brik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : built of red brick 2 <em>often capitalized</em> : of, relating to, or being ...
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<strong>redbrick</strong> • \RED-brik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : built of red brick 2 <em>often capitalized</em> : of, relating to, or being ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 03, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>boulevardier</strong> • \bull-uh-vahr-DYAY\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a frequenter of the Parisian boulevards; <em>broadly</em> <strong>:</strong> ...
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<strong>boulevardier</strong> • \bull-uh-vahr-DYAY\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a frequenter of the Parisian boulevards; <em>broadly</em> <strong>:</strong> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 02, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ambidextrous</strong> • \am-bih-DEK-strus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : capable of using both hands with equal ease 2 : unusually skillful ...
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<strong>ambidextrous</strong> • \am-bih-DEK-strus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : capable of using both hands with equal ease 2 : unusually skillful ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 01, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>provenience</strong> • \pruh-VEE-nee-unss\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: origin, source <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 01, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>provenience</strong> • \pruh-VEE-nee-unss\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: origin, source <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 31, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>balneology</strong> • \bal-nee-AH-luh-jee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: the science of the therapeutic use of baths <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 31, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>balneology</strong> • \bal-nee-AH-luh-jee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: the science of the therapeutic use of baths <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 30, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>obviate</strong> • \AHB-vee-ayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action) <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 30, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>obviate</strong> • \AHB-vee-ayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
: to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action) <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 29, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>fuliginous</strong> • \fyoo-LIJ-uh-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : sooty b : obscure, murky 2 : having a dark or dusky color <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 29, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>fuliginous</strong> • \fyoo-LIJ-uh-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : sooty b : obscure, murky 2 : having a dark or dusky color <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>laudable</strong> • \LAW-duh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: worthy of praise <strong>:</strong> commendable <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>laudable</strong> • \LAW-duh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: worthy of praise <strong>:</strong> commendable <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 27, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>flehmen</strong> • \FLAY-mun\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a mammalian behavior (as of horses or cats) in which the animal inhales with the mouth open ...
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<strong>flehmen</strong> • \FLAY-mun\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a mammalian behavior (as of horses or cats) in which the animal inhales with the mouth open ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 26, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>hallmark</strong> • \HAWL-mahrk\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a mark put on an article to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness 2 : a distinguishing ...
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<strong>hallmark</strong> • \HAWL-mahrk\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a mark put on an article to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness 2 : a distinguishing ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 25, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>nascent</strong> • \NASS-unt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: coming or having recently come into existence <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 25, 2013 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>nascent</strong> • \NASS-unt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: coming or having recently come into existence <br />
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