Word of the Day Archive
January 2002
- asseverate: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly.
- sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses.
- malapropos: unseasonable or unseasonably; inappropriate or inappropriately.
- agitprop: propaganda.
- fiat: an arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
- nimiety: excess.
- surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
- pleonasm: the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
- abominate: to detest intensely.
- discursive: digressive; rambling; also, marked by analytical reasoning.
- countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
- myrmidon: a loyal follower.
- perforce: by necessity.
- pusillanimous: cowardly.
- claque: a group of fawning admirers.
- fugacious: lasting but a short time.
- hauteur: haughtiness; arrogance.
- somnolent: drowsy; also, tending to cause sleepiness.
- susurration: a whispering; a soft murmur.
- puerile: juvenile; childish.
- gelid: extremely cold; icy.
- philomath: a lover of learning; a scholar.
- redoubt: a stronghold.
- extant: still existing.
- incipient: beginning to exist or appear.
- extempore: without premeditation or preparation.
- potable: drinkable; also, a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
- irascible: easily provoked to anger.
- descry: to catch sight of; to detect.
- mien: demeanor; also, aspect; appearance.
- nefarious: wicked in the extreme.
