Vocabulary


# Word for the Day

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“Catawampus!”
[kat-uhwom-puh s] 
1.  askew; awry.
2.  positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
adverb
3.  diagonally; obliquely:

We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field.

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# Word for the Day

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“Scalawag!”
scal·a·wag
ˈskaləˌwaɡ,ˈskalēˌwaɡ/
noun

informal
  1. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
    synonyms: rascalscampmonkeyimpdevilrogue

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# Word for the Day

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“Predilection!”
pre·di·lec·tion
ˌpredlˈekSH(ə)n,ˌprēdlˈekSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
    “my predilection for Asian food”
    synonyms: likingfondnesspreferencepartialitytastepenchantweakness, soft spot, fancyinclinationleaningbiaspropensitybentproclivitypredispositionappetite

    “a predilection for shellfish”

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# Word for the Day

“Agog!”

 

a·gog
əˈɡäɡ/
adjective
  1. very eager or curious to hear or see something.
    “I’m all agog to see London”
    synonyms: eagerexcitedimpatientkeenanxiousavid, in suspense, on tenterhooks, on the edge of one’s seat, on pins and needles, waiting with bated breath

    “tell us what happened—we’re all agog!”

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“Paragon!”
par·a·gon
ˈperəˌɡän
noun
  1. a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
    “it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous”
    • a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
      “your cook is a paragon”
      synonyms: perfect example, shining example, modelepitomearchetypeidealexemplarnonpareilembodimentpersonificationquintessenceapotheosisacme