The Level Up Your Lexicon Word of the Day for November 3, 2020 is:
gam·bit /ˈɡambət/ noun
1. a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.
2. (in chess) an opening in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of some compensating advantage
Sentence of the Day
"Leveraging the company's current legal troubles was a gambit to help Maurice get the promotion."
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