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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "auscultation"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[auscultation \o-skuhl-TAY-shuhn\ (noun) - 1 : The act of listening. 2 : The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.

"After Tess's doctor performed chest ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-955006</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "grok"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[grok \GRAWK\ (transitive verb slang) - To understand, especially in a profound and intimate way. Slang.

'"Even if you explain it in short words I'm not going to grok it, okay?" Benjamin frowned the uncomprehending frown of someone whose learning ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-954403</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "prink"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[prink \PRINGK\ (transitive verb) - To dress up; to deck for show.

(intransitive verb) - To dress or arrange oneself for show; to primp.

"Richard and Peg's back room held an excellent double bed with thick linen curtains drawn about it from rails...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-953949</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Newel"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[newel \NOO-el, NYOO-\ (noun) - 1 : A center column that supports the steps of a spiral staircase. 2 : A post supporting the handrail of a staircase.

"Midway through the stair project Larry appeared with a solid pine stair newel, stripped and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-952920</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "arcanum"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[arcanum \ar-KAY-nuhm\ (noun) plural arcana \-nuh\ - 1 : A secret; a mystery. 2 : Specialized or mysterious knowledge, language, or information that is not accessible to the average person (generally used in the plural).

"Millford was gifted in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-952066</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "clamber"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[clamber \KLAM-buhr; KLAM-uhr\ (intransitive verb) - To climb with difficulty, or on all fours; to scramble.

(noun) - The act of clambering.

"See them clamber, these quick monkeys! They clamber away, one atop the other, and so drag themselves ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-951471</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "tarry"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[tarry \TAR-ee\ (verb intr.) - 1 : To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing. 2 : To wait. 3 : To remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn. (verb tr.) To wait for; await. (noun) A temporary stay; a sojourn. (adjective) Of, resembling...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-950893</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "velleity"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[velleity \veh-LEE-uh-tee; vuh-\ (noun) - 1 : The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition. 2 : A slight wish or inclination.

"While most of his friends thought that his desire to become a singer of popular music was little more ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-950435</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Sciolist"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[sciolist \SAI-uh-list\ (noun) - One who engages in pretentious display of 
superficial knowledge.

"Jason's ignorance of the progress which the marketing department had up to 
that time made was only equalled by his insolence toward its members in...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-949541</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "propinquity"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[propinquity \pruh-PING-kwih-tee\ (noun) - 1 : Nearness in place; proximity. 2 : Nearness in time. 3 : Nearness of relation; kinship.

"Janice was stunned by the propinquity of her best friend winning the lottery, having never previously even had ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-948442</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/23/2026</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-947769</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Zugzwang"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[zugzwang \TSOOK-tsvahng\ (noun) - A position where one is forced to make an undesirable move.

"Alan's company suddenly found itself in zugzwang, where every move it made worsened its position against an invisible opponent."

From German Zugzwang,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-947120</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Cappuccino"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[cappuccino \kae-peh-CHI-no\ (noun) - Espresso coffee served with milk.

"Jeff was the sort who liked to start his day with cappuccino, though on 
the way to work, it was probably better to have a biscotto with it than 
'Death by Chocolate.'"
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-947204</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "Hallucinate"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[hallucinate \heh-LU-seh-neyt\ (verb) - To be deceived by delusions as a 
result of mental illness or a narcotic; to suffer a wildly distorted dream 
of something nonexistent but perceived as real.

"Courtney hallucinates more boyfriends than she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-946568</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "ratiocination"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ratiocination \rash-ee-ah-suh-NAY-shun; rash-ee-oh-\ (noun) - The process of reasoning.

"Such were the intensity of Henry's thought processes that one imagined that they could almost hear the ratiocination as it proceeded."

Ratiocination is from...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-944753</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "gubernatorial"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to a governor.

"Jed was convinced that the gubernatorial race was going to be as much of a snoozer as usual, and was surprised when the dirt one candidate threw at the other ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-944754</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "propitiate"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[propitiate \pro-PISH-ee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - To render favorably inclined; to appease; to conciliate (one offended).

"Azorka, a black house-dog, probably conscious of his guilt in barking for nothing and anxious to propitiate us, approached ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-944122</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "senescent"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[senescent \si-NES-uhnt\ (adjective) - Growing old; aging.

"The senescent director of the new WWII epic was described as being anything but by the stars of the movie, as he was wont to jump from boat to boat carrying the heavy camera himself do ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-944237</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Word "blackguard"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[blackguard \BLAG-uhrd\ (noun) - 1 : A rude or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel. 2 : A person who uses foul or abusive language.

(adjective) - 1 : Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, "blackguard language."

(transitive verb) - 1 : To...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/vocabulary/s-943587</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Words Have Their Ups and Downs]]></title>
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"I've always found it interesting," writes Bob Fliegel of St. Augustine,
Fla., "that the shortest and simplest words have the most elusive and
counterintuitive etymologies. Why?"

The key factor is time. Because most of these basic words first ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/thewordguy/s-4100719</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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