Word of the Day Archive
May 2003
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- simulacrum: a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance.
- putative: commonly thought or deemed; supposed.
- vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
- daedal: skillful; artistic; ingenious.
- autocrat: a ruler with unlimited authority.
- comestible: suitable to be eaten.
- objurgate: to scold or rebuke sharply.
- sardonic: scornful, mocking.
- lexicon: a dictionary; also, the vocabulary of a person, group, etc.
- contemporaneous: originating, existing, or occurring at the same time.
- panoply: a splendid or impressive array.
- supererogatory: going beyond what is required or expected; also, superfluous, unnecessary.
- comity: a state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect.
- eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable.
- inclement: harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
- hugger-mugger: secret; also, muddled, disorderly.
- genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
- florid: flushed with red; also, excessively ornate.
- sapient: wise; sage; discerning.
- disparate: fundamentally different; also, composed of dissimilar elements.
- prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth.
- inveigle: to persuade or obtain by ingenuity or flattery.
- harridan: a scolding, vicious woman.
- segue: to proceed without interruption.
- lascivious: lewd; lustful.
- visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
- lugubrious: mournful; gloomy; dismal.
- interstice: a space between things or parts.
- sempiternal: everlasting; eternal.
- idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession.
- prestidigitation: performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand.
