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 49: Instrumental Ariana Grande really hits 18.06.2024 7:56

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Diegetic / dī-ə-ˈje-tik ⁠ / adjective. 1. : existing or occurring within the world of a narrative rather than as something external to that world

Episode 48: A nice tasty hodgepodge on a rainy day 17.06.2024 6:10

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Gallimaufry / ga-lə-ˈmȯ-frē / 1. noun: : hodgepodge

Episode 47: I guess we don't call people "big dog" 14.06.2024 6:54

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Hypocorism /ˌ hī-ˈpä-kə-ˌri-zəm / noun. 1. : a pet name

Episode 46: Zebra-fiication and piñatas 13.06.2024 6:32

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Nonce /näns/ 1. adjective. : having the qualities of butter ; resembling butter 2. noun. : the one, particular, or present occasion, purpose, or use

Episode 45: College student but actually a spy 12.06.2024 7:24

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Ostensibly /əˈstensəblē/ adverb. 1: : to all outward appearances

Episode 44: Pour some butter on me? 11.06.2024 7:16

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Butyraceous /ˌbyo͞odəˈrāSHəs/ adjective. 1: : having the qualities of butter ; resembling butter

Episode 43: Succession and what makes a villain 10.06.2024 7:12

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . . Rapacious / rə-ˈpā-shəs / adjective. 1: excessively grasping or covetous 2: living on prey 3: ravenous

Episode 42: Not light beer but people who like light beer 07.06.2024 7:19

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Banal / bə-ˈnal / adjective. 1: boring, ordinary, and not original

Episode 41: Hardcore nerding out about reapers 06.06.2024 8:39

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Glean / glēn / 1. : Verb . to gather grain or other produce left by reapers 2 : to gather information or material bit by bit

Episode 40: A proper tongue-lashing at airport security 05.06.2024 7:08

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Castigate /ˈkastəˌɡāt/ 1. : verb. reprimand (someone) severely .

Episode 39: Faerie smut and winter weasels 04.06.2024 6:47

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Sable /sa·ble/ noun and adjective. 1: the color black 1b: black clothing worn in mourning 2: a carnivorous mammal ( Martes zibellina ) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia

Episode 38: Being on fire would make me angry too 03.06.2024 5:58

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Irascible /iˈrasəbəl/ 1. : adjective. having or showing a tendency to be easily ⁠angered⁠ .

Episode 37: If Nick from New Girl is wrong then I don't wanna be right 31.05.2024 6:40

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Utmost /ˈətˌmōst/ 1. : adjective. most extreme; greatest.

Episode 36: To all the bullsh*tters 30.05.2024 7:03

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Ultracrepidarian /ˌəltrəkrepəˈderēən/ 1. : noun. a person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise.

Episode 35: Maybe spell check before you write a song 29.05.2024 7:43

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Copacetic /kō-pə-ˈse-tik/ 1. : adjective. very satisfactory

Episode 34: Make a bust of me when I die 28.05.2024 7:03

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Visage /vi-zij/ 1. : noun. the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal

Episode 33: I need a mini hibernation 08.05.2024 7:06

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Torpor /ˈtôrpər/ 1. : noun. a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

Episode 32: Public lashings are how we grow 07.05.2024 6:02

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Ignominy /iɡˈnäminē/ 1. : noun. public shame or disgrace.

Episode 31: A southern rabbit hole 06.05.2024 7:15

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Catawampus /cat·a·wam·pus/ 1. : noun. an imaginary fierce wild animal. 2. : adjective. dialectal : FIERCE, SAVAGE, DESTRUCTIVE or ASKEW, AWRY, cater-cornered

Episode 30: Celebrities are apex predators 03.05.2024 6:30

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Lionize /li·on·ize/ verb. 1. : to treat as an object of great interest or importance.

Episode 29: Serve it up cold 02.05.2024 6:39

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Fatuous / fach -oo- uh s/ adjective. 1. : complacently or inanely foolish. Silly or pointless.

Episode 28: The English language is a b*tch 01.05.2024 6:02

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Wont /wônt,wänt,wōnt/ noun. 1. : one's customary behavior in a particular situation.

Episode 27: More restrooms in NY please 30.04.2024 5:50

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Paucity /pȯ-sə-tē/ noun. 1. : smallness of number.

Episode 26: Who writes the history books these days? 29.04.2024 5:04

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Anabasis /əˈnabəsəs/ noun. 1. : a march from a coast into the interior, as that of the younger Cyrus into Asia in 401 BC, as by Xenophon in his work Anabasis . A military advance.

Episode 25: Eggs really get you going 26.04.2024 5:53

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . . Alacrity / ⁠ uh -lak-ri-tee/ noun. 1. : cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.