SVENGALI

Svengali

(noun) the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby’s singing hypnotically

Svengali

(noun) someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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