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The word for today is… quark (noun) : any of several elementary particles that are postulated to come in pairs (as in the up and down varieties) of similar mass with one member having a charge of +²/₃ and the other a charge of −¹/₃ and are held to make up hadrons Source
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The word for today is… imperturbable (adjective): : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This word, as well as its antonym perturbable, comes from the Latin verb perturbare, meaning "to agitate, trouble, or throw into confusion." Perturbare comes in turn from the combination
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The word for today is… oppugn (verb): 1: to fight against 2: to call into question Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Oppugn was first recorded in English in the 15th century. It came to Middle English from the Latin verb oppugnare, which in turn derived from the combination of ob-, meaning
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The word for today is… emollient (adjective, noun): adjective 1: making soft or supple. also : soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane 2: making less intense or harsh : mollifying noun : something that softens or soothes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun emollient is used most often in reference to
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The word for today is… cognoscente (noun): : a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cognoscente and connoisseur are more than synonyms; they're also linguistic cousins. Both terms descend from the Latin verb cognōscere, meaning "to know," and they'
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The word for today is… prodigy (noun): 1a: a highly talented child or youth b: an extraordinary, marvelous, or unusual accomplishment, deed, or event 2a: something extraordinary or inexplicable b: a portentous event : omen Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Is a prodigy a genius or a monster - or both? Nowadays, it&
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The word for today is… hermetic (adjective): 1 often capitalized a: of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus b: relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating
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The word for today is… sensibility (noun): 1: ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness 2: peculiar susceptibility to a pleasurable or painful impression (as from praise or a slight)—often used in plural 3: awareness of and responsiveness toward something (such as emotion in another) 4: refined or excessive sensitiveness in
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The word for today is… adulation (noun): : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word ultimately comes from the Latin verb adūlārī, meaning "to fawn on" (a sense used specifically of the affectionate behaviour of dogs) or "to praise insincerely." Adulation has
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The word for today is… fractal (noun): : any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This term was coined in 1975
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The word for today is… requisition (noun): 1a: the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action b: a formal demand made by one nation upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice 2a: the act of requiring something to be furnished
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The word for today is… kismet (noun): 1: a hypothetical force or personified power that determines the course of the future events : fate, destiny 2: an inevitable and often bad outcome, condition, or end that a particular person or thing will experience Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Is it your fate