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What's the last word you learned?

MissBehavin'_416

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Mine is studious.


stu·di·ous

Spending a lot of time studying or reading.
Done deliberately or with a purpose in mind.
Showing great care or attention.



Your turn!!
 
Babirusa or pig-deer. It is a relative of the common pig native to Indonesia and gammon which is ham that has been cured or smoked like bacon.
 
*Slipshod*

adjective
(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
"he'd caused many problems with his slipshod management"
 
dep·re·cate
ˈdeprəˌkāt/
verb

1. express disapproval of.
"he sniffed in a deprecating way"

2. another term for depreciate (sense 2).
"he deprecates the value of children's television"

actually there is a third usage of this word: in computing, deprecated code is code that is not recommended because there is a new more efficient handling of it. i initially confused with "depreciate", which has a similar meaning, but relates to the hardware investment (:
 
Exuberate


ex·u·ber·ate

1. To have something in abundance: overflow

2. to become exuberant: show exuberance <exuberated over his victory>
 
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