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Word of the Day: March 10, 2021 Mar 10, 2021

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Today’s word may strike you as excessive! The word is a noun meaning “the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea,” or, in a word, “redundancy.” And that's a true fact. For more, tap play!

Word of the Day: March 9, 2021 Mar 09, 2021

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Today’s word can’t see the clouds for all the silver linings. The word is an adjective meaning, “characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.” Do you know it? Listen now for a boost!

Word of the Day: March 8, 2021 Mar 08, 2021

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Today’s word has certainly earned its stripes! The word is a noun, meaning “a leader, especially an assertive leader.” You can assert that you know it after listening here!

Word of the Day: March 7, 2021 Mar 07, 2021

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Arise, dear wordies! You won’t want to sleep on today’s otherworldly word. It's a noun that means “a vision” or “a dream.” Can you think of it? For more on this dreamy word, tap play now!

Word of the Day: March 6, 2021 Mar 06, 2021

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Today’s word takes us off the beaten path, but it’s an invigorating journey—we promise. The sense of the word we are highlighting is an adjective, meaning “inciting, animating, or inspiring.” Can you guess what it is? Excited to hear more? Tap play now!

Word of the Day: March 5, 2021 Mar 05, 2021

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Howdy, word pard’ners! Today’s word is wild and wooly! It'sa noun meaning “money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.” Can you guess what it is? Tap play for this nugget of lexical gold!

Word of the Day: March 4, 2021 Mar 04, 2021

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Pull up a chair because today’s Word of the Day gives us plenty to talk about. It’s a verb that means “to converse informally” or “to chat.” Do you know it? Listen now to find out more!

Word of the Day: March 3, 2021 Mar 03, 2021

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Today’s word is very new to the lexicon, but you’ll be surprised by its precocious mastery of irony. The word is an adjective that means “acceptable” or “legitimate.” Do you know it? Listen now for more!

Word of the Day: March 2, 2021 Mar 02, 2021

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Care to join us in some schadenfreude? Today’s word is a noun meaning “deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant.” Do you know what it is? Press play for some tasty word dessert ;-)

Word of the Day: March 1, 2021 Mar 01, 2021

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If today’s word doesn’t literally make the headlines, we don’t know what will! The word is a noun meaning “the willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word.” Listen now before this word changes meaning!

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