30(ish) A. 14: Word of the Day - Deadpan

Deadpan: marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment.

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30(ish) A.13: Word of the Day - Hoary

Hoary: tedious from familiarity; stale.

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30(ish) A.12: Word of the Day - Mantic

Mantic: of or pertaining to divination.

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30(ish) A.11: Word of the Day - Handsel

Handsel: a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes.

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30(ish) A.10: Word of the Day - Somatic

Somatic: pertaining to the body wall of an animal.

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30(ish) A.9: Word of the Day - Erubescent

Erubescent: becoming red or reddish.

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30(ish) A.8: Word of the Day - Feign

Feign: to represent fictitiously.

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30(ish) A.7: Word of the Day - Detente

Detente (day-tahnt): a relaxing of tension.

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30(ish) A.6: Word of the Day - Dearth

Dearth: an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack.

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30(ish) A.5: Word of the Day - Zugzwang

Zugzwang (TSOOK-tsvahng): a situation in which a player is limited to moves that have a damaging effect.

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30(ish) A.4: Word of the Day - Canonical

Canonical: authorized; recognized; accepted.

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30(ish) A.3: Word of the Day - Torque

Torque: the moment of a force that tends to cause rotation; the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance.

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30(ish) A.2: Word of the Day - Abject

Abject: utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched.

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30(ish) A.1: Word of the Day - Apodictic

Apodictic: unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration.

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