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 24: Bad eyesight and moon faces 25.04.2024 6:00

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Pareidolia / ˌper-ˌī-ˈdō-lē-ə / noun. 1. : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.

Episode 23: Buying one of these candles ASAP 24.04.2024 7:17

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Petrichor /petrīˌkôr/ noun. 1. : a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

Episode 22: Pawn shops are kind of sketch 23.04.2024 6:10

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Impignorate /ɪmˈpɪɡnəˌreɪt/ verb. (transitive) formal. 1. : to pledge , pawn , or mortgage

Episode 21: And then they took all my money 22.04.2024 7:07

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Bilk /bilk/ verb. 1. : obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud.

Episode 20: No one does it better than Emily Gilmore 19.04.2024 6:40

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Deipnosophist /daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/ noun. 1. : a person skilled in table talk.

Episode 19: Mornings full of regrets 18.04.2024 6:50

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . Crapulous /KRAP-yuh-lus/ adjective. 1 : marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking. 2 : sick from excessive indulgence in liquor.

Episode 18: We need more cat content 17.04.2024 5:23

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Caterwaul /ˈkadərˌwôl/ noun or verb. 1. : a shrill howling or wailing noise.

Episode 17: How might I acquire more rizz 16.04.2024 7:13

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . . Argot /ärɡō/ noun. 1. : the jargon or slang of a particular group or class.

Episode 16: Keep it cute, people 15.04.2024 5:46

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . Snoozle /snuːzəl/ verb. 1. : to nuzzle. to nestle or cuddle while asleep.

Episode 15: Kim K and Greek mythology 12.04.2024 5:49

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . Callipygian /kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn/ noun. 1. : having well-shaped buttocks.

Episode 14: An analog clock face on a digital watch, my favorite 11.04.2024 6:36

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . . Skeuomorphism /skeu·o·morph·ism/ adjective. 1. : an ornament or design on an object that mimics the form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, usually one that reflects a previously functional element.

Episode 13: The meanest thing I've ever said 10.04.2024 5:39

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . Ebullient /iˈbo͝olyənt/ adjective. 1. : cheerful and full of energy. 2. : (of liquid or matter) boiling.

Episode 12: A tiki torture - pun intended 09.04.2024 6:18

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . Atychiphobia noun. 1. : an extreme fear of failure.

Episode 11: Just get to the point 08.04.2024 6:47

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . Circumlocution /sərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun. 1. : the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Episode 10: We love a "yes and" moment 05.04.2024 5:25

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . Riposte /rəˈpōst/ noun. 1. : a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism. 2. : a quick return thrust following a parry.

Episode 9: Buckbeak is constantly on my mind 04.04.2024 5:52

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . . Griffonage /grif-fo-nage/ noun. 1. : careless handwriting : a crude or illegible scrawl.

Episode 8: Deep diving into the zoomies 03.04.2024 5:24

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Crepuscular /krəˈpəskyələr/ adjective. 1. : of, resembling, or relating to twilight. (of an animal) appearing or active in twilight.

Episode 7: Movie theater candy is goat 02.04.2024 5:30

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Nonpareil /ˌnänpəˈrel/ adjective. 1. : having no match or equal; unrivaled. noun. 2. : a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles.

Episode 6: We're all a little uncultured 01.04.2024 5:59

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Philistine /ˈfiləˌstēn,ˈfiləˌstīn/ noun. 1. :a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.

Episode 5: Smart insults for your uncle 29.03.2024 6:17

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Bellicose /ˈbeləˌkōs/, adj. 1. : inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile.

Episode 4: Improve your scrabble 3-letter word game 28.03.2024 5:48

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Erf /erf/, plural erven, noun. 1. : a plot of land, usually urban, marked off for building purposes.

Episode 3: Feeling dumb on Instagram 27.03.2024 6:00

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Sartorial /sär-ˈtōr-ē-əl/ noun. 1. : of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes.

Episode 2: Do people steal these?? 26.03.2024 5:41

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Biblioklept /bi-b-lē-ō-ˌklept/ noun. 1. : one who steals books.

Episode 1: Sherlock Holmes and escape rooms 25.03.2024 6:03

WORD OF THE DAY LISTED BELOW: Warning **Spoiler** . . . . Ratiocination \rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun\ noun. 1 : the process of exact thinking : reasoning. 2 : a reasoned train of thought.