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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… accretion (noun): 1: the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as a: increase by external addition or accumulation (as by adhesion of external parts or particles) b: the increase of land by the action of natural forces 2: a product of

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… absolution (noun): : the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved specifically : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest (as in the sacrament of reconciliation) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Since

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… stipulate (verb, adjective): intransitive verb 1: to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract 2: to demand an express term in an agreement —used with for transitive verb 1: to specify as a condition or requirement (as of an agreement or

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… largesse (noun): 1: liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior, also : something so given 2: generosity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The English language has benefited from the largesse of Anglo-French, through which a generous number of words have passed; examples

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… tapestry (noun): 1a: a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs b: a nonreversible imitation of tapestry used chiefly for upholstery c: embroidery on canvas resembling woven tapestry 2: something resembling tapestry (as in complexity or

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… palimpsest (noun): 1: writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased 2: something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… affectation (noun): 1a: speech or conduct not natural to oneself : an unnatural form of behavior meant especially to impress others b: the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt 2 obsolete : a

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… colloquial (adjective): 1a: used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation also : unacceptably informal b: using conversational style 2: of or relating to conversation : conversational Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun colloquy was first used in English to refer to a conversation or dialogue,

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… dissociate (verb): transitive verb 1: to separate from association or union with another 2: disunite, specifically : to subject to chemical dissociation intransitive verb 1: to undergo dissociation 2: to mutate especially reversibly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Dissociate and its synonymous sibling disassociate can each mean

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… petulant (adjective): 1: insolent or rude in speech or behavior 2: characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor : peevish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Petulant may have changed its meaning over the years, but it has retained its status as “word most people would not use

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… quibble (verb, noun): verb 1: to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words 2a: carp b: bicker noun 1: an evasion of or shift from the point 2: a minor objection or criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The verb quibble followed the

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… complicit (adjective): : helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Complicit is a relatively recent addition to English vocabulary, arriving in the mid-1800s. It is a back-formation from complicity “association or participation in a wrongful act,” which came

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… impregnable (adjective): 1: incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable 2: unassailable, also : impenetrable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Impregnable is one of the many English words that bear a French ancestry, thanks to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. It derives from the Middle

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… stalwart (adjective, noun): adjective : marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit noun 1: a stalwart person 2: an unwavering partisan Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Sometime in the 15th century, English speakers began to use stalwart in place of the older form

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… The word for today is... ubiquitous (adjective): : existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To be sure, the title of the Academy Award-winning 2022 film Everything Everywhere All at Once (starring Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh as

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… brouhaha (noun): : hubbub, uproar Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The English language borrowed brouhaha directly from French in the late 19th century, but its origins beyond that are uncertain—not the subject of a noisy brouhaha but perhaps a little modest debate. What’s less arguable

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