Word of the Day Archive
April 2002
- lachrymose: given to causing tears.
- abscond: to depart secretly.
- probity: complete and confirmed integrity.
- taciturn: not inclined to talk.
- proclivity: a natural inclination.
- demagogue: a leader who obtains power by means of appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.
- exculpate: to clear from alleged fault or guilt.
- recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
- quondam: former; sometime.
- pellucid: transparent, shining through; also, easily understandable.
- desuetude: disuse.
- apposite: of striking appropriateness and relevance.
- jocund: light-hearted; mirthful.
- firmament: the sky; the heavens.
- spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
- perfunctory: done routinely.
- beholden: obliged; indebted.
- polyglot: speaking or containing many languages.
- abjure: to renounce, reject, or shun.
- collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
- dissolute: loose in morals and conduct.
- mendacious: untruthful; also, untrue.
- clemency: disposition to show mercy; also, an act of mercy.
- ebullient: high-spirited.
- propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
- indolent: lazy; inactive.
- adamant: not susceptible to persuasion; unyielding.
- bonhomie: a pleasant and easy manner.
- depredation: an act of plundering or ravaging.
- lissom: supple; nimble.
