Olivia Menezes

A Quick Word

Education EN ↓ 99 episodes

We've all tried Duolingo but have we really mastered the English language? Join us as we spend 5 minutes chatting about a new word each day Monday through Friday, and help you relate it to real-life use cases. Come have a laugh and learn some new vocab in a sustainable, realistic way...Daily vocab, vocab fun, new words daily, SAT words, daily vocabulary.

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Olivia Menezes

Episodes

Episode 99: Not exactly thriving 24.07.2025 6:55

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Moribund adjective. 1. : (of a person) at the point of death.

Episode 98: Ghosts of manuscripts past 23.07.2025 7:17

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Palimpsest noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

Episode 97: Stuffing myself with meats 23.07.2025 6:38

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Surfeit noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ an excessive amount of something. verb. 1. : cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Episode 96: Happiness is fleeting but them wins are forever 21.07.2025 6:42

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Ephemeral adjective. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ lasting for a very short time.

Episode 95: Magic, magic, magic, wonder, miracles 17.07.2025 6:51

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Thaumaturgy noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the performance of miracles.

Episode 94: Would you rather... 16.07.2025 5:17

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Druthers noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a person's preference in a matter.

Episode 93: It's giving White Lotus theme song 15.07.2025 6:14

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Ululation noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a long, high-pitched trilling sound resembling a howl, or the act of making such a sound, as to express grief or joy or as part of a musical performance.

Episode 92: Stuck to you like glue 14.07.2025 7:53

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Glom verb. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ steal. 2. : become stuck or attached to.

Episode 91: Gorgeous gorgeous girls use big words 10.07.2025 8:15

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Pulchritudinous adjective. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ physical comeliness.

Episode 90: Sorry, who are you? 09.07.2025 7:16

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Lethologica noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ the inability to remember a particular word or name.

Episode 89: I love telling people what's good for them 08.07.2025 7:29

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Behoove transitive verb. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for.

Episode 88: Nick's trying to make fetch happen 07.07.2025 6:20

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Nudiustertian adjective. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Of or relating to the day before yesterday.

Episode 87: Bigggg stretch 03.07.2025 5:47

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Pandiculation noun. 1. : a stretching and stiffening especially of the trunk and extremities (as when fatigued and drowsy or after waking from sleep).

Episode 86: A top tier, borderline poetic experience 02.07.2025 7:47

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Apricity noun. 1. : the warmth of the sun, especially the sun's warmth in winter

Episode 85: This world left me extremely gruntled 01.07.2025 6:20

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Uncouth adjective. 1. : (of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners , refinement , or grace.

Episode 84: Mind-blowingly meta 30.06.2025 6:36

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Semantics noun. 1. : the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.

Episode 83: Perpendicular nerves of lead 26.06.2025 7:27

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Aplomb noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

Episode 82: Is it still unrest if we never rest? 25.06.2025 6:49

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Anomie noun. 1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values

Episode 81: Spotify play Alicia Keys Fallin' 24.06.2025 6:28

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Limerence noun. 1. : the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship.

Episode 80: A rock and a hard place 23.06.2025 6:31

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Zugzwang noun. 1. : a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive , disadvantage .

Episode 79: A collection of them winsss 19.06.2025 6:55

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Compendium noun. 1. : a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication.

Episode 78: First it's sour, then it's way too friggen sweet 18.06.2025 5:22

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Saccharine adjective. 1. : ⁠ excessively sweet or sentimental.

Episode 77: Those folks at Marvel are pretty clever 17.06.2025 5:45

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Tatterdemalion noun. 1. : a person dressed in ragged clothing adjective. 1. : ragged or disreputable in appearance 2 : being in a decayed state or condition : dilapidated

Episode 76: Extends from murder to bratty children 16.06.2025 6:26

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Amok adverb. 1. : behave uncontrollably and disruptively. noun. 1. : an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological be...

Episode 75: We all suck a little bit in some way 12.06.2025 7:47

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Foible noun. 1. : a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character. 2: the weaker part of a sword blade, from the middle to the point.