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 January 04, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>felicitous</strong> • \fih-LISS-uh-tus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
*1 : very well suited or expressed <strong>:</strong> apt 2 : pleasant, ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 04, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>felicitous</strong> • \fih-LISS-uh-tus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
*1 : very well suited or expressed <strong>:</strong> apt 2 : pleasant, ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 03, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>gloze</strong> • \GLOHZ\ • <em>verb</em><br />
*1 : to mask the true nature of <strong>:</strong> give a deceptively attractive appearance ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 03, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>gloze</strong> • \GLOHZ\ • <em>verb</em><br />
*1 : to mask the true nature of <strong>:</strong> give a deceptively attractive appearance ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 02, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>embargo</strong> • \im-BAHR-goh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 02, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>embargo</strong> • \im-BAHR-goh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 01, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>beatific</strong> • \bee-uh-TIFF-ik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of, possessing, or imparting a state of utmost bliss *2 : having a ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 01, 2010 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>beatific</strong> • \bee-uh-TIFF-ik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of, possessing, or imparting a state of utmost bliss *2 : having a ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>homogeneous</strong> • \hoh-muh-JEEN-yus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature *2 : of uniform structure ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>homogeneous</strong> • \hoh-muh-JEEN-yus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature *2 : of uniform structure ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>canaille</strong> • \kuh-NYE\ • <em>noun</em><br />
*1 : rabble, riffraff 2 : proletarian <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>canaille</strong> • \kuh-NYE\ • <em>noun</em><br />
*1 : rabble, riffraff 2 : proletarian <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 29, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ominous</strong> • \AH-muh-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: being or exhibiting an omen <strong>:</strong> portentous; <em>especially</em> ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 29, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ominous</strong> • \AH-muh-nus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: being or exhibiting an omen <strong>:</strong> portentous; <em>especially</em> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ergogenic</strong> • \ur-guh-JEN-ik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: enhancing physical performance <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ergogenic</strong> • \ur-guh-JEN-ik\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: enhancing physical performance <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Sturm und Drang</strong> • \shtoorm-unt-DRAHNG\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: turmoil <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Sturm und Drang</strong> • \shtoorm-unt-DRAHNG\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: turmoil <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 26, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>two-bit</strong> • \TOO-BIT\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of the value of two bits *2 : cheap or trivial of its kind <strong>:</strong> ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 26, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>two-bit</strong> • \TOO-BIT\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : of the value of two bits *2 : cheap or trivial of its kind <strong>:</strong> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 25, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>wassail</strong> • \WAH-sul\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to indulge in riotous drinking 2 <em>dialect England</em> : to sing carols from ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 25, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>wassail</strong> • \WAH-sul\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to indulge in riotous drinking 2 <em>dialect England</em> : to sing carols from ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 24, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>malleable</strong> • \MAL-ee-uh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
*1 : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 24, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>malleable</strong> • \MAL-ee-uh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
*1 : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>baptism of fire</strong> • \BAP-tiz-um-uv-FYRE\ • <em>noun</em><br />
*1 : an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal; ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>baptism of fire</strong> • \BAP-tiz-um-uv-FYRE\ • <em>noun</em><br />
*1 : an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal; ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 22, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>veracity</strong> • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : devotion to the truth <strong>:</strong> truthfulness *2 : conformity ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 22, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>veracity</strong> • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : devotion to the truth <strong>:</strong> truthfulness *2 : conformity ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>arbitrary</strong> • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : autocratic, despotic *2 : determined by whim or caprice <strong>:</strong> ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>arbitrary</strong> • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : autocratic, despotic *2 : determined by whim or caprice <strong>:</strong> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>groundling</strong> • \GROUND-ling\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theater* b : a person of ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>groundling</strong> • \GROUND-ling\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 a : a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theater* b : a person of ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>quadrennial</strong> • \kwah-DREN-ee-ul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : consisting of or lasting for four years *2 : occurring or being ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>quadrennial</strong> • \kwah-DREN-ee-ul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : consisting of or lasting for four years *2 : occurring or being ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 18, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>finesse</strong> • \fuh-NESS\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to make a finesse in playing cards <strong>:</strong> to play (a card) in a finesse ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 18, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>finesse</strong> • \fuh-NESS\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to make a finesse in playing cards <strong>:</strong> to play (a card) in a finesse ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 17, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>intransigent</strong> • \in-TRAN-suh-junt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 17, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>intransigent</strong> • \in-TRAN-suh-junt\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 16, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>sastruga</strong> • \SAS-truh-guh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind -- usually used in plural <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 16, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>sastruga</strong> • \SAS-truh-guh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind -- usually used in plural <br />
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