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AVID

Av"id, a. Etym: [L. avidus, fr. av to long: cf. F. avide. See Avarice.]

Definition: Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. "Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown." Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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