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18,671 video pagesserendipity
The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognit…
epitome
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.
nuance
A minor distinction.
paradigm
A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
rendezvous
A meeting or date.
aesthetic
Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
ambiguous
Open to multiple interpretations.
entrepreneur
A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
A Cappella
A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.
A Fortiori
With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more.
A Priori
Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
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- acumen
Stress CUE in uh-CUE-mun.
- anxiety
ang-ZY-uh-tee: listen for a voiced z.
- camaraderie
Stress the third syllable.
- entrepreneur
Save the main emphasis for the end.
- hierarchy
The first syllable has the strongest beat.
- liaison
Stress AY in lee-AY-zahn.
- mischievous
Stress MIS and use three syllables.
- subtle
The b is silent; the t remains.
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Today’s word: aneurysm
Start strongly; keep the ending unhurried.
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