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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… quiescent (adjective) - 1: marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest 2: causing no trouble or symptoms Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : As you might expect from both its meaning and the sequence of its first four letters, quiescent shares roots with the far more common,

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… wiseacre (noun) - : one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Given the spelling and definition of wiseacre, you might guess that the word was formed directly from the familiar adjective wise. And you might be wise to think so—a wiseacre, after

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