Word of the Day Archive
July 2004
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- tete-a-tete: a private conversation.
- agon: struggle; conflict.
- collegial: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues.
- ludic: playful.
- refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
- congeries: a collection; an aggregation.
- errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.
- teetotaler: one pledged to abstinence from alcoholic drinks.
- flummery: mumbo jumbo; nonsense.
- overweening: overbearing; also, excessive.
- acrimony: bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness.
- remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
- supernal: being on high; celestial.
- libation: the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice; also, a beverage.
- acuity: acuteness of perception or vision.
- salient: noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping.
- pandemic: affecting a whole people or a number of countries.
- entreat: to ask for or request earnestly.
- ineffectual: without effect; weak; useless.
- hypnagogic: inducing sleep; of or pertaining to drowsiness.
- draconian: excessively harsh; severe.
- eructation: the act of belching; a belch.
- treacly: overly sweet or sentimental.
- sciolism: superficial knowledge.
- beau ideal: a perfect or an idealized type or model.
- incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden.
- roborant: restoring strength or vigor; also, a restorative.
- aerie: a nest or dwelling built in a lofty place.
- ensorcell: to enchant; to bewitch.
- lapidary: of or pertaining to stone cutting; also, terse or refined in expression.
- megrim: a migraine; also, a fancy or whim; in the plural, low spirits.
