adjective suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usu. fol. by “of”).I am leery of accepting favors from strangers. See the full entry
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WOTD: martyr
noun 1. a person who chooses to die or be killed rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs.She died as a martyr after being tortured under the new regime for her…
WOTD: delinquent
adjective 1. neglectful of a duty or guilty of an offense or violation of the law.He was delinquent in his car payments and they came to repossess it.The children were removed from…
WOTD: vat
noun a very large container, such as a barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding or storing liquids, esp. at stages in a manufacturing process.Fat drains into a vat under the fryer….
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