Word for the day

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Vernacular n. The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. An idiomatic word, phrase, or expression. The idiom of a particular trade or profession: “In the legal vernacular.”

 

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Camping - Where you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person.

 

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Arduous adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.” 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and arduous process.”

 

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Secular adj. 1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”

 

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Aplomb n. Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

 

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Gratuitous adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.

 

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Freedom.....not being under another's control.

 

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Causative adj. 1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”

 

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Savant n. A person of learning; wise or scholarly.

 

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Purpose - end for which a thing is made.

 

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Metaphor n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate something else. Example: “She was drowning in money.”

 

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emolument - profit from an office or position .

 

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Salient adj. 1. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. “A salient argument.”

 

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Auspices n.pl. 1. With the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization: “Financial aid is being provided under the auspices of NATO.”

 

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Episodic adj. Happening at irregular intervals. “He has episodic migraines.”

 

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Egregious adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. “The judge’s conduct was egregious.”

 

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Venality n. 1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. 2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain: “The venality of a corrupt judge.”

 

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Voracity; Voracious adj. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: “A voracious reader.”

 

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Epochal adj. 1. Highly significant or important; momentous: “Epochal decisions made by the president.” 2. Without parallel: “Epochal stupidity.”