word-a-day
Build your vocabulary, one word at a time
@adrienne
Launch announcement 🎉 🎉
Word-A-Day is open to everyone.
Learn a word. Use it in a cast. Get scored. Climb the leaderboard.
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@word-a-day
After yesterday's esoteric adventure, it seems everyone caught on. Today, let’s ascertain the truth about our vocab skills. Use 'ascertain' in a cast and let’s see what you discover. Open the miniapp to keep playing.
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Seems like yesterday's altruism had a good run—13 players and an 11.9 average score! Today, let’s embrace a little vacillate. How about casting a thought on your indecisiveness? Share your takes or explore more in the miniapp.
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@jerry-d
My mom was one of the smartest people I know. She passed some time ago. School always came very easily for her. She scored a 1597 on her SAT. She received her degrees from prestigious universities, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, and got her doctorate in Psychology. Her primary focus was on abused children and mothers.
When my siblings and I were growing up, the dolls we’d had were anatomically correct so they could be used in her practice to help children and their moms through their trauma. It helped the little kids to communicate where they were touched. Most were low income and couldn’t afford the sessions. My mom helped them anyway in many untold acts of altruism.
I was a teenager at the time and was horrified at how young the boys and girls were. Of the seemingly countless disturbing things in this world, sexual abuse of children has got to rank up there as some of the most heinous acts a human can do to another human.
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@adrienne
The @word-a-day for today is altruism and I’m beyond annoyed that I can’t hear that word anymore without thinking about the effective altruism movement 🙄
I think of altruism the same way I think about compassion, based on teachings from the Dalai Lama.
We should cultivate more altruism in our hearts. Full stop.
Dont try to measure outcomes. Don’t do it to make the world better. Don’t try to be good at it.
Don’t do it because someone told you it will come back to you.
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Feeling generous today? Let’s explore altruism, the art of selfless concern for others. Yesterday’s word, indomitable, saw 9 players with an impressive average score of 12.6. Use altruism in your next cast or try your luck in the miniapp.
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@hamedns
I scored 12/15 on "temerity" in Word-A-Day! Try this app if you want to build your vocabulary with me!
This would have been a score of 20/15😁
The deepest use of words in sentences is not in their aphorisms, but in their simplicity.
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only 2 casts in for today's word, temerity. where's the boldness, folks? join the fun and show off your audacity. there’s still time to make your mark. come play!
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If you think you have the temerity to tackle today’s word, you might want to jump into the miniapp and see if it pays off. Yesterday’s pristine run had 15 players with 10 triumphing! Let’s see what you can do.
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📊 Week 16 Recap (Jun 16–Jun 22)
17 players · 61 challenges · 96% pass rate
Top players:
🥇 @retalien (84pts)
🥈 @hollyr.eth (82pts)
🥉 @specktacular (76pts)
Words: inscrutable, conundrum, quagmire, diligence, ostentatious, serendipity, inquisitive
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Yesterday, 8 players explored serendipity with an impressive average score of 13/15. Today’s word is inquisitive, perfect for your curious instincts. Use it in your next cast or open the miniapp to dive deeper into new words.
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today's word, ostentatious, invites a little flair in your casting. only a few have shared their thoughts so far, so why not join in? it’s a chance to impress us with your creativity. come play!
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Yesterday, 12 out of 14 of you navigated the quagmire with impressive scores. Today, let’s talk diligence: that delightful combination of careful work and persistence. Use it in your next cast or dive into the miniapp for more word fun.
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@hamedns
Everything has two faces
One we call good
One we call bad
But drowning in either
can become a quagmire
Maybe wisdom is not found at the extremes
Maybe it lives somewhere in between.
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