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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Word #156: Clishmaclaver
CLISHMACLAVER is something that far too many people engage in far too often. Do you?
Friday, March 30, 2012
Word #155: Kakistocracy
Today is "Grass is Always BROWNER on the Other Side of the Fence Day," and today's game is a great example of that fact!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Word #154: Lagniappe
It's National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Here's one for you, mom and pop business owners!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Word #153: Petrichor
Artistic and beautiful, PETRICHOR is an amazing word! Let's bring it into use again!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Word #152: Friable
Help us celebrate Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day with today's word!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Word #151: Panacea
Panacea is a word that many of us have heard, but do you know all of its meanings? It's more awesome than you might even know!
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/26_PANACEA
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/26_PANACEA
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Word #150: Monophagous
The proper way to celebrate Vaffeldagen is to be MONOPHAGOUS. If you want to celebrate the day properly, you'll have to play today's game and find out how!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Words #146 (Urbanity) and #147 (Aplomb)
Urbanity: Here's a tricky little term for ya! I'll just leave it at that ;)
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/21_URBANITY
Aplomb: Can you believe that William Shatner's birthday is the same day that Angry Birds Space comes out? How awesome is that?!
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/22_APLOMB
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/21_URBANITY
Aplomb: Can you believe that William Shatner's birthday is the same day that Angry Birds Space comes out? How awesome is that?!
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/22_APLOMB
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Word #145: Gelid
Well, it's the first day of spring! If it's as warm where you are as it is here, you'd be surprised it isn't the first day of summer... The GELID times are over!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Word #144: Psithurism
A fun word for reasons other than just that it starts off by sounding like "Sith," PSITHURISM is a wonderful word!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Word #143: Mondegreen
Mondegreen is pretty much one of the most useful words you've never heard of. Give it a go!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Word #142: Keyed
Today is the first day of American Crossword Weekend, so here's a word that crossword lovers should know!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Word #141: Ides
Today is the IDES of March. We've all heard of it, but what is it exactly that makes it the IDES of March? Find out!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Word #140: Pi
That's right, today is PI day! No, not PIE day... PI day! The crazy, infinitely-long number that starts 3.14-something-something-something... and so on! We all have had to do math homework involving it, and some of us may have even found a use for it in real life... But do you know what it actually is?
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Word #139: Unintelligible
Today is Donald Duck's birthday! Not the day he was first drawn or put into anything, but according to many sources it's believed his ACTUAL birthday is the 13th of March! Since Donald Duck is a part of so many of our childhoods, here's an easier question that involves the Duck himself!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Word #138: Soporific
There is little that's more SOPORIFIC than losing an hour of sleep!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Word #137: Mizzle (VOICED AGAIN!)
Alright! The Announcer is finally back with voicing the Word of the Day! Oh, and there's more: now you can submit your entries right from the game! Monthly giveaways are still going on, so help welcome the Announcer back by playing today's Million Dollar Words: Daily Edition!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Word #134: Twaddler
He may speak like a toddler, but he's actually just a TWADDLER! What makes him a TWADDLER?
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Word #132: Oscitate
Carrie told me that when I OSCITATE it makes her OSCITATE too, but I can't help it! How can I possibly stop myself from...
Monday, March 5, 2012
Word #131: Pareidolia
Which of the following is an example of PAREIDOLIA?
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Word #130: Onomastics
Which of the following would a master of ONOMASTICS know the most about?
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Word #129: Schadenfreude
It's bad enough that I got in trouble in the first place, Jim's SCHADENFREUDE definitely doesn't help anything! What's SCHADENFREUDE?
Friday, March 2, 2012
Word #128: Majuscule
Some people prefer to use MAJUSCULE letters for all of their writing. Which letters are MAJUSCULE?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Word #127: Tmesis
Which of the following is an example of TMESIS?
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