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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Sennight"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[sennight \SEN-yt\ (noun) - A week.

"And with a kiss and a brush of the back of his hand on her cheek Jacob said goodbye to the fair Martha for yet another sennight."

From Middle English, from Old English seofon nihta, from seofon (seven) + nihta...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-977964</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Byzantine"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Byzantine \BIZ-en-teen, -tin, bi-ZAN-tin\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or relating to the ancient city of Byzantium. Of or relating to the Byzantine Empire. 2 : Of or belonging to the style of architecture developed from the fifth century A.D. in the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-977965</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Methuselah"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Methuselah \muh-THOO-zuh-luh\ (noun) - 1 : The name of a biblical patriarch said to have lived 969 years. 2 : An extremely old man.

"It just comes natural to me, I suppose. I used to know all the generations of Adam down to Methuselah." -- Paul ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-977320</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "forcible"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[forcible \FOR-suh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Using force against opposition or resistance; effected or accomplished by force; as, "forcible entry or abduction." 2 : Characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful.

"Filled with regret after ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-975488</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "hector"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[hector \HEK-tur\ (noun) - A bully.

(transitive verb) - To intimidate or harass in a blustering way; to bully.

(intransitive verb) - To play the bully; to bluster.

"Mel's sales technique consisted of hectoring and badgering the client until he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-975489</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "numinous"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[numinous \NOO-min-us; NYOO-\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to a numen; supernatural. 2 : Indicating or suggesting the presence of a god; divine; holy. 3 : Inspiring awe and reverence; spiritual.

"Frank was fond of pointing out that, while ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-975490</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "miasma"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[miasma \my-AZ-muh; mee-\ (noun) - 1 : A vaporous exhalation (as of marshes or putrid matter) formerly thought to cause disease; broadly, a thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation. 2 : A harmful or corrupting atmosphere or influence; also, an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-974892</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "inamorata"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[inamorata \in-am-uh-RAH-tuh\ (noun) - A woman whom one is in love with; a mistress.

"Neil was the sort of cynical romanticism expert who'd counsel switching from one inamorata to another every few months."

Inamorata comes from Italian innamorata...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-974355</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "conspectus"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[conspectus \kuhn-SPEK-tuhs\ (noun) - 1 : A general sketch or survey of a subject. 2 : A synopsis; an outline.

"Shortly after returning from London eighteen years earlier, she had stolen a conspectus of the medical sciences from her parents' ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-973771</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Gerrymander"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[gerrymander /JER-i-man-duhr/ (verb tr.) - To repartition an area in order 
to create electoral districts that give an unfair advantage to a political 
party.

(noun) - 1 : An instance of gerrymandering. 2 : One or more electoral 
districts, widely...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-973002</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "abjure"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[abjure \ab-JOOR\ (verb tr.) - 1 : To renounce under oath; forswear. 2 : To recant solemnly; repudiate. 3 : To give up (an action or practice, for example); abstain from.

"Barbara abjured from telling her best friend of her husband's affair after ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-972648</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "volitant"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[volitant \VOL-i-tuhnt\ (adjective) 1 : Flying or capable of flight. 2 : Active; moving about rapidly.

"Contrary to her resident felines, Angela discovered that her newest adoptee was a rather volitant specimen, running, playing and generally ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-971964</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "oblivious"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[oblivious \uh-BLIV-ee-us\ (adjective) - 1 : Lacking all memory; forgetful. 2 : Lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge; unmindful.

"Frank could be harshly self-critical, while Jeff, though not oblivious to his mistakes, had little time ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-971307</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "toxophilite"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[toxophilite \tok-SOF-uh-lyt\ (noun) - One who is fond of or expert at archery.

"While barely competent with firearms of any sort, Jan was a toxophilite of the highest magnitude, able to pit a cherry with an arrow at over ten yards."
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-970862</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Pococurante"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[pococurante \po-ko-koo-RAN-tee, -kyoo-\ (adjective) - Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant.

"James' only claim to fame was a single pococurante addition to the company's rules and regulations yet this, along with his esteemed name, was enough to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-970197</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Mondegreen"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[mondegreen \MON-di-green\ (noun) - A word or phrase resulting from mishearing a word or phrase.

"For years Peter had questioned the sexual orientation of Hendrix, all due to the honest mondegreen of confusing ''Scuse me while I kiss this guy,' ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-969738</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Gremlin"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[gremlin \GREM-lin\ (noun) - A mischievous sprite imagined to cause the 
inexplicable problems in the real and virtual machinery of technology.

"I received your e-mail alright but the attachment was snatched by the 
gremlins of cyberspace."
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-969447</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Crotchet"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[crotchet \KRAH-chet\ (noun) - A highly individual and eccentric opinion or 
preference. Originally, a small hook or hooked instrument although that 
sense is now archaic.

"Guacamole on ice cream is just one of Jason's many gastronomic crotchets."...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-968399</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Histrionic"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[histrionic \his-tree-AHN-ik\ (adjective) - Exaggerated or melodramatic in 
behavior or speech, extremely theatrical.

"Every time Jason fails to get his way, he flies into a histrionic diatribe 
about how he is undervalued by those around him."
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-967378</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Soc' It to Me, World Cup!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[

As the World Cup tournament got underway last week, a reader asked me
why this sport is called "soccer" in the United States but "football" in
Great Britain.

Answer: "Football" first appeared in English during the 1400s as a
general word for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/thewordguy/s-4229804</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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