Word of the Day Archive
December 2005
- alfresco: outdoors; outdoor.
- redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
- chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment.
- gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
- panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
- logorrhea: excessive talkativeness.
- assiduous: constant in application or attention.
- sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests.
- voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
- inure: to make used to; also, to take or have effect.
- auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
- tmesis: in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
- carapace: a shell; a protective covering.
- paladin: a champion of a cause.
- hale: free from disease and weakening conditions; healthy.
- sacrosanct: sacred; inviolable.
- melange: a mixture.
- vainglory: excessive pride or vain display.
- sub rosa: secretly; privately; confidentially.
- digerati: persons knowledgeable about computers.
- confrere: a colleague, comrade, or intimate associate.
- querulous: habitually complaining; also, expressing complaint.
- vociferous: clamorous; noisy.
- firmament: the sky; the heavens.
- jollification: merrymaking; revelry.
- benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred.
- apposite: of striking appropriateness and relevance.
- cynosure: a center of attention.
- quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing.
- perquisite: a benefit in addition to a salary.
- Hogmanay: a gift given on New Year's Eve.
