Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
froward
:habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
froward
Big thanks to the creators of 8 Bit Wonder Font available at dafont.com.
AJ
froward
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soothsayer
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
soothsayer
:a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means
soothsayer
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disinterested
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
disinterested
a : not having the mind or feelings engaged : not interested b : no longer interested
2: free from selfish motive or interest : unbiased
disinterested
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magnum opus
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
magnum opus
: a great work; especially : the greatest achievement of an artist or writer (or musician)
magnum opus
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decoct
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
decoct
:to extract the flavor of by boiling
decoct
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cerebral
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
cerebral
1a : of or relating to the brain or the intellect b : of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum
2a : appealing to intellectual appreciation b : primarily intellectual in nature
cerebral
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plaintiff
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
plaintiff
: a person who brings a legal action
plaintiff
Prep File:
I guess my final thought was “ambulance chaser”. Oh well, have a great day!
A.J.
cheesepairing
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
cheesepairing
1: something worthless or insignificant
2: miserly economizing
cheeseparing
Some Background:
Those familiar with William Shakespeare’s history play Henry IV may recall how the portly Falstaff remembered the thin Justice Shallow “like a man made after supper of a cheese-paring.” Falstaff’s unusual food simile is one not easily forgotten, and people began to associate “cheese-parings” (bits of cheese trimmed off a larger portion) with other things of little significance and value. In the 19th century, the meaning of “cheeseparing” was extended to “miserly economizing.” (Presumably, the practice of paring off the rind so as to waste the minimum of cheese was viewed as an excessive form of frugality.)
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zeitgeber
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
zeitgeber
: an environmental agent or event that provides the stimulus setting or resetting a biological clock of an organism
The T is supposed to be a wind up key if that’s not clear 🙂
Take care,
AJ
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picayune
Today the Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is:
picayune
: of little value : paltry; also : petty or trivial. Obviously I went for Trivial. Fun making the pieces! Hope you like it. The font is Century Gothic.
picayune
Here’s my prep file with just the Trivial Pursuit piece.
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