Word of the Day

du·plic·i·ty

• Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
• An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.

Synonyms: fraudulence

Reference

• Wordle — Duplicity

pre·science

• foreknowledge of events.
• divine omniscience
• human anticipation of the course of events : foresight

Example:
Stacy had the prescience to know that the stock’s value wasn’t going to remain high forever, so she sold it before it decreased.

References

Wordle — Prescience

cu·pid·i·ty

• excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

Reference

• Wordle — Cupidity

bitt

• A vertical post, usually one of a pair, set on the deck of a ship and used to secure ropes or cables.

Synonyms: bollard.

Usage: The deckhand looped the mooring line around the bitt, securing the vessel.

References

• The Free Dictionary — bitt
• Wordle — Bitt

ex·pul·sion

• The act of forcing out someone or something.

Synonyms: ejection, riddance, exclusion.

Usage: The child’s disruptive classroom behavior resulted in his expulsion from school.

References

• The Free Dictionary — expulsion.
• Wordle — Expulsion