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Spanish Word of the Day

torpe: clumsy
adjective.

Example sentence: Mi amigo es un poco torpe.

Translation: My friend is a little clumsy.


Brazilian Portuguese Word of the Day

rapaz: young man
noun.

Example sentence: Aquele rapaz é tão educado.

Translation: That young man is so polite.


French Word of the Day

L'avion
Un avion = a plane (pronounced ah-vee-on)

L'avion is also the name of the new (or maybe not-so-new anymore by now) low-fare business class connecting Newark to Paris' lesser-known airport Orly, the larger airport being known as either Charles de Gaulle or Roissy (from the name of the town where it's located)


Italian Word of the Day

sbattere: to slam
expression.

Example sentence: Hanno sbattuto contro un albero e hanno sfasciato l'auto.

Translation: They slammed into a tree and destroyed the car.


German Word of the Day

die Ferien: vacation
noun .

Example sentence: In Deutschland hat man länger Ferien als in Amerika.

Translation: Vacations in Germany are longer than in the US.


Russian Word of the Day

отвечать: to answer
expression.

Example sentence: Известный актёр будет отвечать на ваши вопросы по телефону.

Translation: A famous actor will answer your questions by phone.


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meretricious
1. Appealing in a cheap or showy manner: tawdry. 2. Based on pretense or insincerity.


Word of the Day
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innuendo
DEFINITION: (noun) An indirect (and usually malicious) implication.
SYNONYMS: insinuation.
USAGE: There was no mistaking his innuendo, and Saxon felt her cheeks flaming.
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Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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casuistry: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
casuistry: specious or deceptive reasoning, esp. in questions of morality.