Monthly Archives: June 2020

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day & week – June 19

Posted on June 30, 2020 by rendon

Word of the day whodunit divagate bellwether null harangue conflate stalwart Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: pundit dot remake meanders spirited briskly lair deck contempt dues alike loquacious cornerback retort accentuated serviceable … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day & week – June 12

Posted on June 28, 2020 by rendon

Word of the day capricious advocate gest lissome troubadour vilipend fictitious Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: caprice whim shudder hedgehog spine overlord climax stout ballad lithe nimble supple dazed cheapie courtly love … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day & week – June 5

Posted on June 27, 2020 by rendon

Word of the day gamut palmy stiction eolian compunction posture rendition Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: lowdown solmization bass staff dead load hard-boiled stick torque stanchions nitride stroke Aeolus sandstone bedforms twinge … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day – May 29

Posted on June 22, 2020 by rendon

The words: shaggy-dog xeriscape instigate homonymous longueur empirical assail Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: long-drawn-out circumstantial inconsequential punch line crisscrossing waltz mulch xerophilous perennial stalks tubular hummingbirds goad hoodlums dubious underhanded foment … Continue reading →

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Upgrade PHP from 7.0 to 7.4 — WordPress

Posted on June 21, 2020 by rendon

WordPress kept telling me that my version of PHP was too old, so I upgraded. I basically followed this tutorial: Upgrade/Installation guide for PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu and Debian. Here is the summary: However, I ran into a couple of … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day – May 22

Posted on June 12, 2020 by rendon

The words: bodacious malapropism exiguous disabuse neoteric cowcatcher preen Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: jousting horseback cockney strumming buttocks buttresses scanty petty skimpy obituaries revile newfangled smirk outfitted boxcar mashup lumbered barbs … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day – May 15

Posted on June 8, 2020 by rendon

The words: decoupage indomitable aggrandize flotsam pelagic refulgence stymie Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: lacquer varnish coach yearning bent castaway seaborne buoy merganser cormorant bait fish school juncture offshore peep faintyhearted burgeoning … Continue reading →

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day – May 8

Posted on June 7, 2020 by rendon

The words: gratuitous politesse collimate lorn quintessence truckle verboten Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation: legalese abstruse rife pen (verb) bereft shrill expound forebear s’more garner obsequious countrymen pulp sardonic worldly divorcee (pronunciation) … Continue reading →

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