Word of the Day Archive
October 2001

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1. approbation: formal or official approval; also, praise.
2. dishabille: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
3. clerisy: the intelligentsia.
4. debouch: to emerge; to issue.
5. epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
6. braggadocio: empty boasting.
7. hubris: overbearing pride or presumption.
8. gustatory: pertaining to the sense of taste.
9. ken: perception, view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
10. recherche: exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
11. chimera: a mental fabrication.
12. mulct: to defraud.
13. hector: to bully or harass.
14. disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject.
15. tatterdemalion: a person dressed in tattered clothing.
16. panjandrum: an important or self-important official.
17. dulcet: melodious.
18. serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
19. extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
20. copse: a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
21. ludic: playful.
22. popinjay: a vain and talkative person.
23. embonpoint: plumpness of person.
24. idyll: a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode or experience.
25. unguent: an ointment.
26. redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
27. tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.
28. benison: blessing; an utterance of good wishes.
29. arcanum: a secret; a mystery.
30. diablerie: sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.
31. eldritch: unearthly; weird; eerie.