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The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day is murraya. Murraya is a noun and it is
a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals.
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The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day is indelible. Indelible is an adjective and it means
that which cannot be removed, washed away, or erased.
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day is tyro. Tyro is a noun and it means a beginner in learning; a novice.
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 6, 2020 is:
con·vo·lut·ed /ˈkänvəˌlo͞odəd/ adjective
- Having a pattern of curved windings
- Involved; intricate or difficult to follow
Sentence of the Day
"Gail tried to follow the child's explanation, but the story proved too convoluted to understand."
*Courtesy of Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary builder
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 5, 2020 is:
ep·i·cen·ter /ˈepəˌsen(t)ər/ noun
- The location on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- The center or focus of an activity
Sentence of the Day
"The destruction caused by Mexico City's earthquake was extensive because the quake was at the city's epicenter."*
*Courtesy of Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 4, 2020 is:
a·nach·ro·nism /əˈnakrəˌnizəm/ noun
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the error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period
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A person or thing that is out of its own time
Sentence of the Day
"When writing about a specific time period, writers must do adequate research in order to avoid anachronisms."
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 3, 2020 is:
gam·bit /ˈɡambət/ noun
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a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.
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(in chess) an opening in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of some compensating advantage
Sentence of the Day
"Leveraging the company's current legal troubles was a gambit to help Maurice get the promotion."
*Courtesy of Google
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 2, 2020 is:
pop·in·jay /ˈpäpənˌjā/ noun
- a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
- a parrot
Sentence of the Day
"The man was a popinjay, talking way too much and dressing extravagantly."
*Courtesy of Google
The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 1, 2020 is:
pro·pin·qui·ty /prəˈpiNGkwədē/ noun
- the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
2. close kinship
Sentence of the Day
"She kept her distance as though she feared propinquity might lead her into temptation."
*Courtesy of Google