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claptrap
Word of the Day | 20 May 2012, 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant.
Usage: He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap and rarely gets down to brass tacks.
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Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant.
Usage: He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap and rarely gets down to brass tacks.
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fabricate
Word of the Day | 19 May 2012, 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Make up something artificial or untrue.
Synonyms: cook up, invent, manufacture.
Usage: Did Harold really wrestle a bear, or did he fabricate the story to impress us?
Synonyms: cook up, invent, manufacture.
Usage: Did Harold really wrestle a bear, or did he fabricate the story to impress us?
infest
Word of the Day | 18 May 2012, 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious.
Synonyms: overrun.
Usage: During the year that followed, Clayton was several times attacked by the great apes which now seemed to continually infest the vicinity of the cabin.
Synonyms: overrun.
Usage: During the year that followed, Clayton was several times attacked by the great apes which now seemed to continually infest the vicinity of the cabin.
