Word of the Day Archive
December 2001
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- pantheon: the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed persons.
- surly: ill-humored; sullen and gruff.
- fatidic: of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy.
- enjoin: to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid.
- turbid: muddy; not clear; also, confused; disordered.
- renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
- enunciate: to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or systematically.
- punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
- foofaraw: excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter.
- autochthonous: indigenous; native.
- gambol: to dance and skip about in play.
- bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
- remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
- discrete: constituting a separate thing; also, consisting of distinct or unconnected parts.
- nascent: beginning to exist.
- excrescence: something growing out from something else; also, a disfiguring or unwanted part.
- refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
- heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions.
- conflate: to bring together; to meld.
- bombinate: to buzz, hum, or drone.
- putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government.
- bilious: of or pertaining to bile; also, ill-tempered.
- foundling: a deserted or abandoned child.
- bedizen: to dress or adorn in gaudy manner.
- tintinnabulation: a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
- cosmopolite: a cosmopolitan person.
- galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
- salad days: a time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion.
- affray: a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
- faineant: doing nothing; idle; also, a do-nothing.
- prink: to primp.
