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Vocab – Word of the Day: beneficence \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\, noun — The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity..

Vocab – Word of the Day: chichi \SHEE-shee\, adjective –Affectedly trendy.

Vocab – Word of the Day: polymath \POL-ee-math\, noun — A person of great or varied learning; one acquainted with various subjects of study.

Vocab – Word of the Day: egregious \ih-GREE-juhs\, adjective — Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

Vocab – Word of the Day: soi-disant \swah-dee-ZAHN\, adjective — Self-styled; so-called.

Vocab – Word of the Day: Gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\, noun — High seriousness (as in a person’s bearing or in the treatment of a subject).

Vocab – Word of the Day: Chortle \CHOR-tl\, transitive and intransitive verb — To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.