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Hoopla

Hoopla

March 20, 2019

Noun. Excited commotion; exaggerated or sensational promotion or publicity. Embarrassed by all of the hoopla, the graduate turned red as her paren...

Minion

Minion

March 19, 2019

Noun. A servile dependent, follower; an individual who obeys the commands of another person. As the manager’s minion, Gail does all of his perso...

Chockablock

Chockablock

March 18, 2019

Adjective. To be crammed full of people or things. The small roads are chockablock with traffic because of the accident.

Raddled

Raddled

March 15, 2019

Adjective. Being in a state of confusion; lacking composure. The raddled hero went back to the castle after not being sure if he had truly slain ...

Wiseacre

Wiseacre

March 14, 2019

Noun. One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness. His army numbered a great many enthusiastic partisans, but among them not a few wiseacres; there were a...

Bardolater

Bardolater

By: Angelina Wintonick, Sports Editor

March 13, 2019

Filed under Word of The Day

Noun. A person who idolizes Shakespeare. The song retells the story of "Othello," but in such subtle language that only bardolaters are likely to re...

Cacophony

Cacophony

By: Angelina Wintonick, Sports Editor

March 12, 2019

Filed under Word of The Day

Noun. Harsh or discordant sound; harshness in the sound of words or phrases. Her thoughts were interrupted by a cacophony of squawks and wings be...

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

March 11, 2019

Noun. Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. "The small, stuffy, room had begun to give Joe claustrophobia".

Heartstring

Heartstring

March 8, 2019

Noun. The deepest emotions or affections felt. Photos on Facebook of abandoned dogs can provoke heartstrings.

Ephemeral

Ephemeral

March 7, 2019

Noun. Anything short-lived; lasting for a brief period of time. The thunderstorm was ephemeral, starting suddenly and gone within seconds. ...

Candor

Candor

March 6, 2019

Noun. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. She was being evasive to the point of secretiveness, a drastic ch...

Imbroglio

Imbroglio

March 5, 2019

Noun. A an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding; scandal. Will the treaty end this imbroglio that has kept the two countries at war for o...

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