Voice Dictionary Daily Def

blazer - #lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the #colors of a #club or #school #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #blazer

elephantiasis - #hypertrophy of certain body parts ( usually #legs and #scrotum ) #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #elephantiasis

solstice - 2 times a year when the sun is at its greatest #distance from #celestial #equator #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #solstice

deterrence - #communication that makes you #afraid to try something #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #deterrence

indemnify - #secure against #future #loss #damage or #liability ; give #security for #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #indemnify

carjacking - the #violent #theft of an occupied #car #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #carjacking

progeria - rare abnormality marked by premature aging ( #greyhair #wrinkledskin ) in a #child #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #progeria

axolotl - larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives w/o metamorphosing #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #axolotl

olivine - a #mineral consisting of #magnesium iron #silicate ; a source of #magnesium #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #olivine

future - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #future

abandon - #trait of lacking #restraint or control; #reckless freedom from inhibition or #worry #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #abandon

biogenesis - production of a #chemical #compound by a #living #organism #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #biogenesis

defenestration - the #act of #throwing #someone or something out of a #window #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #defenestration

communique - an #official #report ( usually sent in #haste ) #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #communique

cofferdam - #large #watertight #chamber used for #construction under #water #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #cofferdam

disconcerting - causing an #emotional #disturbance #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #disconcerting

archetype - something that serves as a #model or a #basis for making #copies #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #archetype

chase - the act of pursuing in an #effort to #overtake or #capture #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #chase

askance - ( #glances ) directed to one side with or as if with #doubt or #suspicion or #envy #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #askance

caravan - #procession ( #wagons / #mules / #camels ) #traveling together in single file #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #caravan