Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2011/October

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amber noun

Translucent fossilized tree resin, generally yellow or orange but sometimes blue, often used as jewelry. (in British English) The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, between the red and the green lights. (in biology, biochemistry and genetics) The RNA codon UAG, which stops the third stage of protein production, translation

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understudy v

To study or know a role, so as to be able to replace its normal performer if required. To act as an understudy (to, for someone)

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microcosm n

A smaller system which is representative of or analogous to a larger one. A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model

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swag n

A burglar's or thief's booty, plunder. Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions. (Australian, New Zealand) A large quantity (of something): he wasted a swag of chances. (slang) Style; a fashionable appearance or manner. A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects

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moose n

(US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers. The plural form of moose: two moose are standing next to that tree

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effusive adj

Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression). (archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing. (of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava

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insensate adj

Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate. Senseless; foolish; irrational. Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive. (medicine, physiology) Not responsive to sensory stimuli

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subduct v

(transitive) To draw or push under or below. (intransitive) To move downwards underneath something. (rare) To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard

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palatal adj

(anatomy) Pertaining to the palate. (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate

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was not set for 2011

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wife-beating question noun

A question which presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself; a loaded question

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