Word of the Day Archive
February 2006
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- malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.
- parlous: fraught with danger; hazardous.
- disparate: fundamentally different; also, composed of dissimilar elements.
- sapient: wise; sage; discerning.
- visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
- excoriate: to express strong disapproval of; also, to flay.
- tendentious: marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
- milieu: environment; setting.
- deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
- autodidact: one who is self-taught.
- stertorous: characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound.
- eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable.
- concupiscence: lust.
- spoony: foolishly or sentimentally in love.
- desideratum: something desired.
- malaise: a condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
- imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
- canard: an unfounded or false report.
- probity: complete and confirmed integrity.
- titivate: to make decorative additions to; to spruce.
- jovial: merry; joyous; jolly.
- salutary: beneficial; also, healthful.
- alacrity: a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptness.
- munificent: very generous.
- cogent: appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.
- apothegm: a short, witty, and instructive saying.
- posit: to postulate; also, to suggest.
- scion: a descendant; an heir.
