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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… twee (adjective) - : affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Most adults wouldn't be caught dead saying, "Oh, look at the twee little birdie!" but they probably wouldn't be averse to saying: "He went

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… sublime (verb, adjective) - verb 1: to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form 2a (1): to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2): to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b: to

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… heterodox (adjective) - 1: contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox, unconventional 2: holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Individuals often see other people’s ideas as unconventional while regarding their own as common

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… sophisticated (adjective) - 1: deprived of native or original simplicity: such as a: highly complicated or developed : complex b: having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience 2: devoid of grossness: such as a: finely experienced and aware b:

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… fascicle (noun) - 1: a small or slender bundle: such as a: a tight cluster of plant parts (such as leaves or flowers) b: a slender bundle of anatomical fibers (such as muscle or nerve fibers) : fasciculus sense 1 2: one of the divisions of a

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… famish (verb) - transitive verb 1a: to cause to suffer severely from hunger —usually used in passive constructions b: to make very hungry —usually used in passive constructions 2 archaic : to cause to starve to death intransitive verb 1 archaic : starve 2: to suffer for lack

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… aggrandise (verb) - 1: to make great or greater : increase, enlarge 2: to make appear great or greater : praise highly 3: to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Aggrandise is a grand word, and we don’t just mean that

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… watershed (noun) - 1a: a dividing ridge between drainage areas b: a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water 2: a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point 3 British : the time of

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… fabulous (adjective) - 1a: resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature b: wonderful, marvelous a fabulous view from the summit 2: told in or based on fable Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Most of us use the word fabulous in an entirely

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… ambrosia (noun) - 1a: the food of the Greek and Roman gods b: the ointment or perfume of the gods 2: something extremely pleasing to taste or smell 3: a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Ambrosia literally means "immortality&

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… concede (verb) - transitive verb 1a(1): to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly (2): to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly b: to accept as true, valid, or accurate 2: to grant as a right or privilege intransitive verb : to make concession : yield Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : After the

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… doldrums (plural noun) - 1: a spell of listlessness or despondency 2 often Doldrums oceanography : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b), squalls, and light shifting winds 3: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… catalyst (noun) - 1: a person or thing that provokes or speeds significant change or action 2: a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible Source : Merriam-Webster

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… alow (adverb) - :below Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In nautical use, alow means "in or to a lower part of the vessel," indicating the deck or the area of the rigging closest to the deck, or below-deck as opposed to above-deck. The

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… alliteration (noun) - : the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, thrifty and thriving) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In alliteration, consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables are repeated. The repeated

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… admiral (noun) - 1 archaic : the commander in chief of a navy 2a: flag officer b: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four stars 3 archaic : flagship 4: any of several brightly colored

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