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- INTREPIDITY1. NOUNthe quality of being fearless, daring, and boldhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/englis...
25/05/2026

- INTREPIDITY

1. NOUN
the quality of being fearless, daring, and bold

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/intrepidity

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- RIGMAROLE1. NOUNYou can describe a long and complicated process as a rigmarole.https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dic...
24/05/2026

- RIGMAROLE

1. NOUN
You can describe a long and complicated process as a rigmarole.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/rigmarole

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- SCOOBY DOO1. NOUN[British rhyming slang] a cluehttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/scooby-doo[Image...
23/05/2026

- SCOOBY DOO

1. NOUN
[British rhyming slang] a clue

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/scooby-doo

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- AESTHETE1. NOUNa person who has or who affects a highly developed appreciation of beauty, esp in poetry and the visu...
22/05/2026

- AESTHETE

1. NOUN
a person who has or who affects a highly developed appreciation of beauty, esp in poetry and the visual arts

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/aesthete

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- CACKLEBERRY1. NOUNa slang word for egghttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cackleberry[Image descrip...
21/05/2026

- CACKLEBERRY

1. NOUN
a slang word for egg

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cackleberry

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21/05/2026

“Could of” can sound right when it is said quickly out loud… but, it’s definitely “could have” (or the contraction “could’ve”!)

✔️ I could have gone to bed early.
✔️ I could’ve gone to bed early.
❌ I could of gone to bed early.

Don’t make the dictionary faint next time!

- DISQUISITION1. NOUNA disquisition is a detailed explanation of a particular subject.https://www.collinsdictionary.co...
20/05/2026

- DISQUISITION

1. NOUN
A disquisition is a detailed explanation of a particular subject.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/disquisition

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- GNOME1. NOUNIn children's stories, a gnome is an imaginary creature that is like a tiny old man with a beard and poi...
19/05/2026

- GNOME

1. NOUN
In children's stories, a gnome is an imaginary creature that is like a tiny old man with a beard and pointed hat. In Britain people sometimes have small statues of gnomes in their gardens.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gnome

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19/05/2026

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- FORTIFY1. VERBto strengthen physically, mentally or morallyhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fort...
18/05/2026

- FORTIFY

1. VERB
to strengthen physically, mentally or morally

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fortify

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- EMBLEM1. NOUNa visible object or representation that symbolizes a quality, type, group, etc, esp the concrete symbol...
17/05/2026

- EMBLEM

1. NOUN
a visible object or representation that symbolizes a quality, type, group, etc, esp the concrete symbol of an abstract idea

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/emblem

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