Word of the Day Archive
January 2001

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1. acclimate: to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or situation.
2. stentorian: extremely loud.
3. expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.
4. proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
5. equable: equal and uniform; also, not easily disturbed.
6. sacrosanct: sacred; inviolable.
7. indefatigable: untiring.
8. gravid: pregnant.
9. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration.
10. funereal: pertaining to or suiting a funeral; gloomy; mournful.
11. flibbertigibbet: a silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
12. vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
13. acme: the highest point of something.
14. efface: to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
15. stanch: to stop the flowing of; to check.
16. aggress: to make an attack.
17. excursus: a digression.
18. cataract: a large waterfall; also, a downpour, a flood.
19. mazy: resembling a maze; intricate or confusing.
20. entreat: to ask for or request earnestly.
21. hypnagogic: inducing sleep; of or pertaining to drowsiness.
22. florid: flushed with red; also, excessively ornate.
23. leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
24. bon ton: the height of the fashion; fashionable society.
25. fungible: interchangeable.
26. transmogrify: to transform.
27. benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred.
28. salutary: beneficial; also, healthful.
29. interstice: a space between things or parts.
30. neophyte: a novice.
31. dyspeptic: pertaining to or having indigestion; also, irritable or ill-humored.