Word of the Day Archive
June 2005
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- fetter: a restraint; also, to impose restraints on.
- tumid: swollen; bulging; also, bombastic.
- agglomeration: a cluster or mass.
- odium: intense hatred or dislike.
- unfledged: not fully developed; immature.
- countenance: appearance or expression of the face; also, to tolerate or encourage.
- betimes: early; also, on occasion.
- glutinous: gluey; sticky.
- durance: imprisonment.
- ingenuous: demonstrating childlike simplicity; also, open; frank.
- manumit: to free from slavery or servitude.
- hermitage: a secluded residence; a retreat.
- blandishment: flattering speech or action.
- peradventure: chance, uncertainty, or doubt.
- antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities.
- naif: a naive or inexperienced person.
- altercation: a heated, noisy, or angry dispute.
- quorum: such a number of the officers or members of any body as is legally competent to transact business.
- gravitas: high seriousness.
- exigent: requiring immediate aid or action; also, demanding.
- irascible: easily provoked to anger.
- ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade.
- voluble: characterized by a ready flow of speech.
- commination: a denunciation.
- philomath: a lover of learning; a scholar.
- amative: pertaining to or disposed to love.
- callow: immature.
- woebegone: woeful; also, run-down.
- lineament: a distinguishing or characteristic feature.
- abscond: to depart secretly.
