Month 3- Word of the day 21
Aural means of the ears For mouths, it would be oral; for lights, it would be auroral.
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Month 3- Word of the day 20
Camaraderie means mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
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Month 3 – Word of the day 19
Bellwether means trend leader This has nothing to do with weather. A weather is a sheep, which may wear a bell when leading the flock.
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Month 3- Word of the day 18
Collegial means marked by camaraderie among colleagues. Its spelling is close to collegiate (relating to a college) but the meanings are distinct.
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Month 3- Word of the day 17
Imminent means about to happen It is often confused with eminent
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Month 3 – Word of the day 16
Prevalent means widespread The tendency to misspell it as prevelant is indeed widespread.
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Month 3- Word of the day 15
Jalousie means window blind It is related to jealousy (envy) because of people peeking into others’ affairs.
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Month 3- Word of the day 14
Accede means agree One accedes to a demand but exceeds one’s goals.
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Month 3- Word of the day 13
Secede means withdraw To achieve a goal, and to follow after, is succeed.
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Month 3- Word of the day 12
Sophomoric means immature or conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature People often forget the ‘o’ in the middle, which can go unpronounced.
