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- UTRACREPIDATE1. VERBto go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledgehttps://w...
24/06/2026

- UTRACREPIDATE

1. VERB
to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ultracrepidate

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24/06/2026

Part 2 of asking some of HarperCollins colleagues to guess the American and Canadian words! Would you be able to guess any of these? 🤔

- HEATWAVE1. NOUNa continuous spell of abnormally hot weatherhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/heat...
23/06/2026

- HEATWAVE

1. NOUN
a continuous spell of abnormally hot weather

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/heatwave

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- FANTASTICATE1. VERBto make fantastichttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fantasticate[Image descript...
22/06/2026

- FANTASTICATE

1. VERB
to make fantastic

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fantasticate

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- PUGNACIOUS1. ADJECTIVEreadily disposed to fight; belligerenthttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pug...
21/06/2026

- PUGNACIOUS

1. ADJECTIVE
readily disposed to fight; belligerent

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pugnacious

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- SKINT1. ADJECTIVEwithout moneyhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/skint[Image description A Collins...
20/06/2026

- SKINT

1. ADJECTIVE
without money

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/skint

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- SANG-FROID1. NOUNA person's sang-froid is their ability to remain calm in a dangerous or difficult situation.https:/...
19/06/2026

- SANG-FROID

1. NOUN
A person's sang-froid is their ability to remain calm in a dangerous or difficult situation.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sang-froid

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- WEISENHEIMER1. NOUNa know-it-all kind of personhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/weisenheimer[Ima...
18/06/2026

- WEISENHEIMER

1. NOUN
a know-it-all kind of person

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/weisenheimer

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17/06/2026

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- EPHEMERAL1. ADJECTIVElasting for only a short time; transitory; short-livedhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/diction...
17/06/2026

- EPHEMERAL

1. ADJECTIVE
lasting for only a short time; transitory; short-lived

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ephemeral

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