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The word for today is… adroit (adjective) - : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The meaning and history of adroit is straightforward, so we’ll get right to the point. English speakers borrowed the word with its meaning from French in the mid
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The word for today is… pittance (noun) - : a small portion, amount, or allowance. Also : a meager wage or remuneration Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : It's a pity when you haven't anything but a pittance. And in fact, pity and pittance share etymological roots. The Middle English word
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The word for today is… nimiety (noun) - : excess, redundancy Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : There's no scarcity of English words for too much of a good thing—words like overkill, plethora, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, and preponderance, to name a few. In fact, you might just feel that nimiety itself
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The word for today is… cadge (verb) - : to obtain (something) for free often by persuading or imposing on another : sponge Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Long ago, peddlers traveled the British countryside, each with a packhorse or a horse and cart—first carrying produce from rural farms to town markets, then
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