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It’s good to know what do in in case of a medical emergency, like when someone has a heart attack or stops breathing. Learn more about it in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:13
Explanations: 2:39...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 05, 2012 is:
cockalorum • \kah-kuh-LOR-um\ • noun
1 : a boastful and self-important person 2 : boastful talk

Examples:
No one...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 04, 2012 is:
rash • \RASH\ • adjective
: marked by or proceeding from undue haste or lack of deliberation or caution

Examples:
He often...

Topics: Rodney King Trial and the 1992 Riots; Dick Tracy detective stories; third world; from versus out of; to pull (oneself) together versus to get a hold of (oneself)

Words:
to beat ...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 03, 2012 is:
incunabulum • \in-kyuh-NAB-yuh-lum\ • noun
1 : a book printed before 1501 2 : a work of art or of industry of an early period
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 02, 2012 is:
grok • \GRAHK\ • verb
: to understand profoundly and intuitively

Examples:
The novel's protagonists are driven by a desire to...

Be careful of thieves and robbers when you are in a busy place. Learn more in this episode about how not to get your wallet stolen.
Slow dialogue: 1:18
Explanations: 2:45
Fast dialogue: 15:00...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 01, 2012 is:
devious • \DEE-ve-us\ • adjective
1 : deviating from a straight line : roundabout 2 : behaving wrongly : errant 3 : tricky,...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 31, 2012 is:
resile • \rih-ZYLE\ • verb
: recoil, retract; especially : to return to a prior position

Examples:
The politician said he was...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 30, 2012 is:
atavism • \AT-uh-viz-um\ • noun
1 a : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to...

Going for a long hike? Be sure to bring the right things with you. Learn how to talk about them in English in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:20
Explanations: 3:05
Fast dialogue: 14:04
Jim:...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 29, 2012 is:
zoomorphic • \zoh-uh-MOR-fik\ • adjective
1 : having the form of an animal 2 : of, relating to, or being a deity conceived of in...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2012 is:
epaulet • \ep-uh-LET\ • noun
1 a : something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: as b : an ornamental fringed shoulder pad...

Topics: American Presidents: Herbert Hoover; knock-knock jokes; awful versus terrible versus terrific; initials in nicknames; that ship has sailed
Words:
starvation
Great Depression
to backfire...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 27, 2012 is:
knee-jerk • \NEE-jerk\ • adjective
: readily predictable : automatic; also : reacting in a readily predictable way

Examples:...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 26, 2012 is:
hebdomadal • \heb-DAH-muh-dul\ • adjective
: occurring, appearing, or done every week : weekly

Examples:
Charles made room in his...

I have not come to praise this episode, but to tell you about it. Learn all about recognitions and honors, then tell everyone how great it is!
Slow dialogue: 1:10
Explanations: 2:28
Fast...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 25, 2012 is:
multitudinous • \mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus\ • adjective
1 : including a multitude of individuals 2 : existing in a great multitude 3 ...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 24, 2012 is:
demarcate • \dih-MAHR-kayt\ • verb
1 : to fix or define the limits of : delimit 2 : to set apart : distinguish

Examples:...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2012 is:
pippin • \PIP-in\ • noun
1 : a crisp tart apple having usually yellow or greenish-yellow skin strongly flushed with red and used...

Things fall apart, especially on an old house. Learn how to fix them on this episode.
Slow dialogue: 0:57
Explanations: 2:26
Fast dialogue: 14:31
Maggie: Watch out! Are you okay?
Conrad: ...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 22, 2012 is:
oppugn • \uh-PYOON\ • verb
1 : to fight against 2 : to call in question

Examples:
The local papers have begun to oppugn the...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 21, 2012 is:
tub-thumper • \TUB-thump-er\ • noun
: a vociferous supporter (as of a cause)

Examples:
Aunt Lucille was a tub-thumper for...

Topics: Famous Americans: Ansel Adams; Ben & Jerry's; to find out versus to figure out versus to seek; "too" constructions; dummy versus idiot
Words:
from that point on
to develop
portfolio...

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 20, 2012 is:
unbolted • \un-BOHL-tud\ • adjective
: not sifted

Examples:
The restaurant is famous for its cornbread, which is the product of a...