Pretext (n). A motive. Violet had a crush on Dan, and went to see him under the pretext of delivering a memo. #Word
Noun
Today’s Word Of The Day: Rendezvous
Rendezvous (n). A place to meet. The friends decided to rendezvous in front of the theater before the show. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Penchant
Penchant (n). Strong liking. Joe had a penchant for sweets – he always had candy or chocolate in his backpack. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Precepts
Precepts (n). Rules. One of the precepts of Mrs. Nagle’s class was no cell phones. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Patina
Patina (n). The finish on surface. It was clear that the lamp was a fake because the bronze lacked patina. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Leviathan
Leviathan (n). A large animal, whale. After stuffing himself with a huge dinner, Jimmy felt like a leviathan. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Quibble
Quibble (n). A minor argument. Owen hated to quibble, but he disagreed with many things Clayton was saying. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Missive
Missive (n). A letter. The postman just brought Liliana an encouraging missive from her first-choice college. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Diatribe
Diatribe (n). Speech. Melanie didn’t want to be late. She couldn’t stand another one of her dad’s diatribes. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Feud
Feud (n). A longstanding argument. The grandchildren never knew why the feud between their families had begun. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Pungency
Pungency (n). Sharp smell. The month-old gym clothes in Karl’s locker had acquired a certain pungency. #Word
Today’s Word Of The Day: Libertine
Libertine (n). Immoral person. Tom wanted to be a rapper, but his mom worried he’d have a libertine lifestyle. #Word
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