Word of the Day Archive
September 2002
- palpable: plain; distinct; obvious.
- billingsgate: foul, abusive language.
- anodyne: serving to relieve pain.
- schadenfreude: a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
- euphonious: pleasing or sweet in sound.
- quaff: to drink heartily.
- ostensible: appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
- xenophobia: fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign.
- recrimination: a counter accusation.
- malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.
- perdurable: very durable; long lasting.
- onus: burden; also, blame; stigma.
- triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.
- bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
- littoral: pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
- redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
- paladin: a champion of a cause.
- bootless: unavailing; useless.
- gimcrack: a showy but useless or worthless object.
- munificent: very generous.
- hobnob: to associate familiarly.
- fiduciary: relating to the holding of something in trust for another.
- indelible: incapable of being removed or erased.
- fortuitous: happening by chance.
- diktat: an authoritative decree or order.
- boulevardier: a man-about-town.
- convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive.
- legerdemain: sleight of hand.
- foment: to nurse to life or activity; to incite.
- concatenation: a chain; a succession.
