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Word of the Day: churrascaria

churrascaria, noun, a restaurant specializing in churrasco

churrasco, noun, a South American method of grilling meat on a wood or charcoal fire, esp. in Argentina and Brazil; also, a dish of food cooked this way

Word of the Day: Bloviate

Bloviate, verb, to speak pompously

Word of the Day: Dystopia

Dystopia, noun, a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.

Word of the Day: Coquette

Coquette, noun, a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt

Word of the Day: Disabuse

Disabuse, v., to free (a person) from deception or error.

Word of the Day: Tessellate

Tessellate, v., To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.

Word of Day: Tuple

Tuple, noun, in a database, an ordered set of data constituting a record

Word of Day: Rumpus

Rumpus, noun, a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar

From the children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.

Word of Day: Oestrus

Oestrus, noun, The periodic state of sexual excitement in the female of most mammals, excluding humans, that immediately precedes ovulation and during which the female is most receptive to mating; heat.

Word of Day: Enology

Enology, noun, The study of wine and the making of wine; viticulture

From the Croatian Tourist Board website.

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