Word of the Day Archive
January 2005

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1. transmute: to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another.
2. galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
3. rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
4. distrait: divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.
5. vituperation: abusive language.
6. lubricious: lewd; also, slippery or smooth.
7. oblation: an offering.
8. putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government.
9. impervious: impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected.
10. cosmopolite: a cosmopolitan person.
11. quagmire: a predicament.
12. eldritch: unearthly; weird; eerie.
13. indurate: to make hard; to harden.
14. slake: to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen.
15. profuse: plentiful; copious.
16. hubris: overbearing pride or presumption.
17. apogee: the highest point.
18. voluble: characterized by a ready flow of speech.
19. bibulous: of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol.
20. perfunctory: done routinely.
21. omnipresent: present in all places at the same time.
22. forlorn: sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.
23. evince: to show in a clear manner.
24. seriatim: in a series; one after another.
25. coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
26. turpitude: baseness; depravity.
27. moiety: a half; a small part.
28. bete noire: something or someone particularly detested or avoided.
29. stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
30. extirpate: to eradicate; to destroy.
31. perdurable: very durable; long lasting.