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January 31, 2021February 3, 2021

esoteric adjective \ess-uh-TAIR-ik\ 1 : designed for or understood by those with specific knowledge or training : difficult to understand2 a : limited to

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January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

insouciance noun \in-SOO-see-unss\ : lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance Did You Know? Don’t worry; be insouciant. Perhaps your mind will rest easier if we explain

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January 17, 2021January 20, 2021

gulosity noun \goo-LAH-suh-tee\ : excessive appetite : greediness Did You Know? Gulosity is a rare word for “gluttony” that sees only occasional use in

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January 11, 2021January 13, 2021

presage verb \PRESS-ij\ 1 : to give an omen or warning of : foreshadow2 : foretell, predict3 : to make or utter a prediction

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January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

gelid adjective \JELL-id\ : extremely cold : icy Did You Know? Gelid first appeared in English late in the 16th century, coming to our

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December 29, 2020December 30, 2020

convalesce verb \kahn-vuh-LESS\ : to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness Did You Know? When you convalesce, you heal or grow

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December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

idiopathic adjective \id-ee-uh-PATH-ik\ 1 : arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause : primary 2 : peculiar to the individual Did You

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December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

prehensile adjective \pree-HEN-sil\ 1 : adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around2 : gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception

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December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

rescind verb \rih-SIND\ 1 : to take away : remove2 a : take back, cancelb : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties

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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

tyro noun TYE-roh Definition : a beginner in learning : novice Did You Know? The word tyro is hardly a newcomer to Western language.

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November 22, 2020November 23, 2020

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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October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

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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September 13, 2020September 7, 2020

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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September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

Quote of the Week “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles Schulz Word

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“Conflict of Interest” As Defined By Encyclopedia Of Business, 2nd Ed.

June 4, 2014June 3, 2014

“Black’s Law Dictionary” describes conflict of interest as being in connection with “public officials and fiduciaries and their relationship to matters of private interest

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