Word of the Day Archive
October 2005
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- puerile: juvenile; childish.
- nadir: the lowest point.
- effulgence: the state of being bright and radiant.
- inchoate: partly but not fully in existence or operation.
- beneficence: the practice of doing good.
- sempiternal: everlasting; eternal.
- onus: burden; also, blame; stigma.
- abstemious: temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
- cant: to talk hypocritically.
- laconic: using or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
- palpable: plain; distinct; obvious.
- gewgaw: a trinket; a bauble.
- conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
- sinecure: an office or position that involves little work or responsibility.
- abjure: to renounce, reject, or shun.
- lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness.
- aberrant: abnormal.
- votary: one devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life.
- pelf: money; riches.
- tocsin: a warning.
- lexicon: a dictionary; also, the vocabulary of a person, group, etc.
- umbrage: offense; resentment.
- orotund: full in sound; also, bombastic.
- loquacious: very talkative.
- bruit: To report; to noise abroad.
- virago: an ill-tempered, overbearing woman; also, a woman of great strength and courage.
- mawkish: sickly or excessively sentimental.
- malediction: a curse.
- susurrus: a whispering or rustling sound.
- neophyte: a novice.
- immolate: to kill or destroy, often by fire.
