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Episode 88: Redoubt, backronym, atavistic, and more…
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Ready to get your adrenals pumping? You've come to the right place.
In today's non-atavistic, fast-paced episode, Matt and Mom cover 10 interesting vocabulary words and answer life's big, burning questions, including:
What do the FBI and SCUBA diving have do with each other? The answer has nothing to do with underwater espionage.
Does the word "redoubt" involve doubting something twice?
If you think the English language is missing a word, are you allowed to make one up?
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