iokevinsAsthenic:
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
FreeRice answer = weak
Etymology:
From a- + sthenic. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”)
Flivver:
"Older Slang. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old."
85 in a row before missing this one ("little car")
Another word I guessed right 😌 was "integument" ("covering"):
"a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind."
Levigate:
"to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid."
Only 13 in a row before stumbling on this word
Latitant:
(archaic) Lying hidden; concealed; latent.
"Often used in historical biological contexts to describe hibernating animals (e.g., snakes and lizards remaining latitant during the winter)."
Etymology:
From Latin, third-person plural present active indicative of latitō
Today I learned:
"Originally, "short shrift" was the barely adequate time for confession before an execution." 👀
FreeRice game: just realized I can reset the counter to zero by restarting Firefox 🤪
This is a convenient way (for me) to count correct answers in a row.
Adject: "to add to"
Freerice game has this word, but never clicked for me this likely applies to "adjective"
FreeRice.com - Still working on this achievement at Hardest difficulty level:
"Perfect - Get 200 correct answers in a row"
Up to 100
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