adjective 1. exceptionally thin and bony.Her appetite has returned and she’s looking a little less gaunt. 2. suffering from emaciation, as from disease, hunger, or lack of sleep; haggard.The prisoners were gaunt…
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WOTD: fabrication
noun 1. a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive.Their claim to have found an older human skull turned out to be a fabrication. 2. the process…
WOTD: rationale
noun 1. a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis.The attack on the naval base provided the rationale for going to war. 2. an argument, statement, or sequence of logical steps amounting…
WOTD: emblem
noun 1. an object or its representation, functioning as a symbol.A police officer’s badge is an emblem of authority. 2. a distinctive sign or design that identifies something.The maple leaf is an…
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