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March 11, 2019
70%    30%    #75 votes

What does Gruesome mean?

ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick(adj)
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

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March 10, 2019
67%    33%    #83 votes

What does Cache mean?

cache(noun)
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

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March 9, 2019
80%    20%    #83 votes

What does assimilation mean?

assimilation(noun)
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

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March 8, 2019
49%    51%    #148 votes

What does crosshair mean?

crosshair(Noun)
Reticle.

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March 7, 2019
72%    28%    #102 votes

What does copse mean?

brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket(noun)
a dense growth of bushes

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March 6, 2019
85%    15%    #97 votes

What does extirpate mean?

uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate(verb)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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March 5, 2019
85%    15%    #66 votes

What does pittance mean?

pittance(noun)
an inadequate payment

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