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Footle will be more familiar to speakers of British English than it is to speakers of American English. Its likely source is the seldom-used footer,

Definition

1 : to talk or act foolishly

2 : to waste time : trifle, fool

a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter.

lanugo | Definition of lanugo in English by Oxford Dictionaries

"Definition of lanugo - fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a human fetus."

Cognitive

Cognitive adj.

1. Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception.

2. Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge. “A Cognitive model for success.”

English Learner's Word of the Day: après-ski - Learner's Dictionary

: social activities after a day of skiing — often used before another noun

an après-ski party

acrimony

1. anger and bitterness
2. a rough and bitter manner

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The word

A.Word.A.Day --inveigle

PRONUNCIATION:

(in-VAY-guhl, -VEE-)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To get something or to persuade someone to do something by deception or flattery.

iron horse

Word of the day

iron horse

a steam-driven railway locomotive