A Quick Word

By Olivia Menezes

We've all tried Duolingo but have we really mastered the English language? Join us as we spend 5 minutes chatting about a new word each day Monday through Friday, and help you relate it to real-life u... more

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How many episodes does A Quick Word have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.

A Quick Word episodes:

July 24, 2025 Episode 99: Not exactly thriving
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Moribund
adjective.
1. : (of a person) at the point of death.
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7min
July 23, 2025 Episode 98: Ghosts of manuscripts past
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Palimpsest
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.
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8min
July 23, 2025 Episode 97: Stuffing myself with meats
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Surfeit
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠an excessive amount of something.
verb.
1. : cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
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7min
July 21, 2025 Episode 96: Happiness is fleeting but them wins are forever
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Ephemeral
adjective.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lasting for a very short time.
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7min
July 17, 2025 Episode 95: Magic, magic, magic, wonder, miracles
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Thaumaturgy
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the performance of miracles.
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July 16, 2025 Episode 94: Would you rather...
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Druthers
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a person's preference in a matter.
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6min
July 15, 2025 Episode 93: It's giving White Lotus theme song
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Ululation
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a long, high-pitched trilling sound resembling a howl, or the act of making such a sound, as to express grief or joy or as part of a musical performance.
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7min
July 14, 2025 Episode 92: Stuck to you like glue
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Glom
verb.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steal.
2. : become stuck or attached to.
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8min
July 10, 2025 Episode 91: Gorgeous gorgeous girls use big words
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Pulchritudinous
adjective.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠physical comeliness.
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9min
July 09, 2025 Episode 90: Sorry, who are you?
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Lethologica
noun.
1. : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the inability to remember a particular word or name.
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FAQs about A Quick Word:

How many episodes does A Quick Word have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.