"Arcanum"

Racquelle marvelled at the arcana of the teenage years; she speculated that perhaps, that was the one subject that mere mortals would never be able to understand.

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"Egregious"

As soon as the words escaped her mouth, she realized she had committed an egregious error.

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"Gastronome"

Racquelle, the world-renowed gastronome, refuses to eat anything from McDonald's.

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"Duplicity"

Duplicity ruined the friendship of a high schooler and a girl who was an infamous gossip. Turns out the gossip forgot that her latest and juiciest story involved the sister of the other friend. Too bad she told that story to the friend...

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"Hypnagogic"

Sometimes I think I need to invest in some hypnagogic remedies to counter my frequent bouts of insomnia.

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"Inexorable"

The inexorable professor would make no exceptions to any of the rules in her syllabus.

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"Vivify"

Using descriptive images and effective metaphor can vivify almost any essay.

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"Billet-doux"

*Word of the Day is back by popular demand! Hopefully I can keep up with this thing and maybe fill in the huge gap I created by not posting for several months.*

The cynic found a billet-doux in her mailbox and promptly threw it in the recycle bin. Probably just as well for the unfortunate man who was trying to court her.

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