noun a street market or market area lined with vendors, esp. in the Middle East.The bazaar was teeming with people eyeing the vendors’ wares. See the full entry
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WOTD: arbitrary
adjective 1. resulting from whim or caprice instead of from a rule or reason.The committee’s decision seemed completely arbitrary. 2. exercising power with no legal restrictions; despotic.One arbitrary leader after another ruled…
WOTD: shoddy
adjective of low quality; poorly made or carried out; shabby.A shoddy pair of shoes like that will fall apart in no time.Shoddy workmanship went into this furniture. noun a low-grade fiber obtained…
WOTD: designate
transitive verb 1. to distinguish by means of description, marks, name, or the like; specify.The committee designated those houses that would have to be removed to make way for the highway.The announcement…