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quay 06/02/2018 Definition of the Day

quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #quay

feckless 06/01/2018 Definition of the Day

feckless - not #fit to #assume #responsibility #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #feckless

otter 05/31/2018 Definition of the Day

otter - #freshwater #carnivorous #mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown #fur #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #clastic

clastic 05/30/2018 Definition of the Day

clastic - of or belonging to or being a #rock composed of #fragments of older rocks #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #clastic

liege 05/29/2018 Definition of the Day

liege - #person holding a #fief ; person who owes #allegiance and #service to a #feudal #lord #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #liege

Memorial Day 05/28/2018 Definition of the Day

Memorial Day - commemorates the members of the #United #States #armed #forces who were killed in #war #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #MemorialDay #May2018

recidivism 05/27/2018 Definition of the Day

recidivism - #habitual #relapse into #crime #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #recidivism

preceptor 05/26/2018 Definition of the Day

preceptor - #teacher at a #university or #college #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #preceptor

irreverent 05/25/2018 Definition of the Day

irreverent - showing #lack of due #respect or veneration #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #irreverent

jejune 05/24/2018 Definition of the Day

jejune - of #insufficient #quantity to meet a need #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #jejune

juggernaut 05/23/2018 Definition of the Day

juggernaut - #massive #inexorable #force that seems to #crush everything in its way #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #juggernaut

informant 05/22/2018 Definition of the Day

informant - #someone who sees an #event and #reports what happened #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #informant

tontine 05/21/2018 Definition of the Day

tontine - life insurance whereby on death / default of participant share distributed to remaining members #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #tontine

domino 05/20/2018 Definition of the Day

domino - #loose hooded #cloak worn with a #halfmask as part of a #masquerade #costume #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #domino

cajole 05/19/2018 Definition of the Day

cajole - #influence or urge by #gentle #urging #caressing or #flattering #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #cajole

percutaneous 05/18/2018 Definition of the Day

percutaneous - through the #unbroken skin; refers to #medications applied directly to the #skin #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #percutaneous

plastic 05/17/2018 Definition of the Day

plastic - #generic #name for certain #synthetic or #semisynthetic #materials #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #plastic

deportation 05/17/2018 Definition of the Day

deportation - the #expulsion from a #country of an #undesirable #alien #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #deportation

embolus 05/15/2018 Definition of the Day

embolus - abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #embolus

bionic 05/14/2018 Definition of the Day

bionic - specific physiological functions augmented / replaced by electronic / electromechanical parts #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #bionic