vaunted adj. \VAWN-tud\ : highly or widely praised or boasted about Did You Know? The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century
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illustrious adj. il·lus·tri·ous | \ i-ˈlə-strē-əs\ 1 : notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent 2 archaic a
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Word of the Week: fortuitous adjectivefor·tu·itous | \ fȯr-ˈtü-ə-təs, -ˈtyü-, fər- \ 1 : occurring by chance2 a : fortunate, lucky b : coming
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Surmise
noun
sur·mise | \ sər-ˈmīz, ˈsər-ˌmīz \
: a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
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emissary
noun – EM-uh-sair-ee
1 : one designated as the agent of another : representative
2 : a secret agent
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eudaemonic
adjective eu·dae·mon·ic | \ ¦yüdē¦mänik, -nēk \ : producing happiness : based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct
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Nascent: coming or having recently come into existence Origin:
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plaudit noun PLAW-dit 1 : an act or round of applause2 : enthusiastic approval — usually used in plural Did You Know? You earn
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colloquial adjective kuh-LOH-kwee-ul 1 a : used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informalb : using conversational style 2
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