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May 30, 2020
74% 26% #81 votesWhat does quacksalver mean?
- quacksalver(Noun)
- One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc. supposedly having curative powers.
May 29, 2020
69% 31% #72 votesWhat does mitigation mean?
- extenuation, mitigation, palliation(noun)
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
May 28, 2020
69% 31% #101 votesWhat does Indomitable mean?
- indomitable, never-say-die, unsubduable(adj)
- impossible to subdue
May 27, 2020
59% 41% #92 votesWhat does yearn mean?
- hanker, long, yearn(verb)
- desire strongly or persistently
May 26, 2020
53% 47% #178 votesWhat does turbulent mean?
- disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent(adj)
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
May 25, 2020
56% 44% #209 votesWhat does sequencing mean?
- sequencing(Noun)
- the procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene (gene sequencing)
May 24, 2020
56% 44% #269 votesWhat does aetiological mean?
- etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic(adj)
- of or relating to the philosophical study of causation