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 December 15, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>whimsical</strong> • \WIM-zih-kul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims 2 *a : resulting from or characterized ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 15, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>whimsical</strong> • \WIM-zih-kul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims 2 *a : resulting from or characterized ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 14, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>depredate</strong> • \DEP-ruh-dayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
*1 : to lay waste <strong>:</strong> plunder, ravage 2 : to engage in plunder ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 14, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>depredate</strong> • \DEP-ruh-dayt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
*1 : to lay waste <strong>:</strong> plunder, ravage 2 : to engage in plunder ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 13, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>indefeasible</strong> • \in-dih-FEE-zuh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: not capable of being annulled or voided or undone <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 13, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>indefeasible</strong> • \in-dih-FEE-zuh-bul\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: not capable of being annulled or voided or undone <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 12, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>receipt</strong> • \rih-SEET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : recipe *2 : the act or process of receiving 3 : something received -- usually ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 12, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>receipt</strong> • \rih-SEET\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : recipe *2 : the act or process of receiving 3 : something received -- usually ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 11, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>namby-pamby</strong> • \nam-bee-PAM-bee\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : lacking in character or substance <strong>:</strong> insipid *2 ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 11, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>namby-pamby</strong> • \nam-bee-PAM-bee\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : lacking in character or substance <strong>:</strong> insipid *2 ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 10, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>provender</strong> • \PRAH-vun-der\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : dry food for domestic animals <strong>:</strong> feed *2 : food, victuals ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 10, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>provender</strong> • \PRAH-vun-der\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : dry food for domestic animals <strong>:</strong> feed *2 : food, victuals ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 09, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ukase</strong> • \yoo-KAYSS\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law 2 a : a ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 09, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>ukase</strong> • \yoo-KAYSS\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law 2 a : a ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 08, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>fiery</strong> • \FYE-uh-ree\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : consisting of or marked by fire b : using or carried out with fire c: flammable ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 08, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>fiery</strong> • \FYE-uh-ree\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 a : consisting of or marked by fire b : using or carried out with fire c: flammable ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 07, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Nimrod</strong> • \NIM-rahd\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 07, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>Nimrod</strong> • \NIM-rahd\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 06, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>lief</strong> • \LEEF\ • <em>adverb</em><br />
: soon, gladly <br />
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"I thank you for ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 06, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>lief</strong> • \LEEF\ • <em>adverb</em><br />
: soon, gladly <br />
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"I thank you for ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 05, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>chapfallen</strong> • \CHAP-faw-lun\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely *2 : cast down in spirit <strong>:</strong> ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 05, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>chapfallen</strong> • \CHAP-faw-lun\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely *2 : cast down in spirit <strong>:</strong> ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 04, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>leviathan</strong> • \luh-VYE-uh-thun\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : the political state; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> a totalitarian ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 04, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>leviathan</strong> • \luh-VYE-uh-thun\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : the political state; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> a totalitarian ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 03, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>winnow</strong> • \WIN-oh\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; <em>also</em> <strong>:</strong> to free (as ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 03, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>winnow</strong> • \WIN-oh\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 : to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; <em>also</em> <strong>:</strong> to free (as ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 02, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>pundit</strong> • \PUN-dit\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a learned person <strong>:</strong> teacher *2 : authority, critic <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 02, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>pundit</strong> • \PUN-dit\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a learned person <strong>:</strong> teacher *2 : authority, critic <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 01, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>disputatious</strong> • \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation *2 : provoking ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 01, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>disputatious</strong> • \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 : inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation *2 : provoking ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 30, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>tristful</strong> • \TRIST-ful\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: sad, melancholy <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 30, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>tristful</strong> • \TRIST-ful\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: sad, melancholy <br />
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 29, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>imbroglio</strong> • \im-BROHL-yoh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a confused mass 2 a : a complicated situation b : a painful or embarrassing ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 29, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>imbroglio</strong> • \im-BROHL-yoh\ • <em>noun</em><br />
1 : a confused mass 2 a : a complicated situation b : a painful or embarrassing ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 28, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>congruous</strong> • \KAHNG-groo-us\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 *a : being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence b : conforming to the circumstances ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 28, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>congruous</strong> • \KAHNG-groo-us\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
1 *a : being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence b : conforming to the circumstances ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 27, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>inoculate</strong> • \ih-NAHK-yuh-layt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to introduce a microorganism into b : to introduce (as a microorganism) ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 27, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>inoculate</strong> • \ih-NAHK-yuh-layt\ • <em>verb</em><br />
1 a : to introduce a microorganism into b : to introduce (as a microorganism) ...
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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 26, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>scrumptious</strong> • \SKRUMP-shus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: delightful, excellent; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> delicious <br ...
<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 26, 2009 is:</font></strong></p>
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<strong>scrumptious</strong> • \SKRUMP-shus\ • <em>adjective</em><br />
: delightful, excellent; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> delicious <br ...