Daily wordsWords for 21 Aug 2026
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- 1colonel/ˈkɜːrnəl/nounA senior army officer, ranking just below a general.
- 2yacht/jɑːt/nounA large private boat used for pleasure trips or racing.
- 3choir/ˈkwaɪər/nounA group of singers who perform together at a religious service.
- 4epitome/ɪˈpɪtəmi/nounA perfect example of a type of thing.
- 5subtle/ˈsʌtəl/adjectiveSo slight or faint that it is easy to miss.
- 6queue/kjuː/nounA line of people waiting for their turn.
- 7indict/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/verbTo formally charge someone with a crime.
- 8gnaw/nɔː/verbTo bite and chew at something over and over.
- 9sew/soʊ/verbTo join pieces of cloth with a needle and thread.
- 10though/ðoʊ/adverbUsed at the end of a sentence to add something that goes against what was just said.