Word of the Day Archive
August 2002
- camarilla: a group of secret and often scheming advisers.
- torpid: dull; sluggish; apathetic.
- concomitant: accompanying; attending.
- stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
- prepotency: predominance.
- bagatelle: a trifle; also, a short, light literary or musical piece.
- insensate: lacking sensation or awareness.
- confute: to refute conclusively.
- revenant: one who returns after death or a long absence.
- corroborate: to strengthen or make more certain with other evidence.
- exegete: one who explains or interprets difficult parts of written works.
- dubiety: the condition or quality of being doubtful; also, a matter of doubt.
- carapace: a shell; a protective covering.
- tocsin: a warning.
- puissant: powerful.
- aplomb: confidence; coolness.
- procrastination: To put off doing something.
- opportune: suitable for a given purpose or occasion.
- renascent: rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
- fettle: a state or condition of fitness, order, or mind.
- proponent: an advocate.
- cursory: hastily or superficially performed.
- numinous: spiritual.
- evince: to show in a clear manner.
- recondite: difficult to understand.
- pelf: money; riches.
- flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous.
- auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
- deliquesce: to melt away or become liquid.
- prescient: knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen.
- indigent: extremely poor.
