Word of the Day Archive
June 2006
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- stormy petrel: a type of seabird; also, one fond of bringing strife.
- neoteric: recent in origin; new.
- glabrous: without hairs or projections; smooth.
- extricate: to free or release from a difficulty or entanglement.
- contumely: rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt.
- bravura: a showy display.
- paucity: fewness; insufficiency.
- arbiter: one having the power of judging and determining.
- discrete: constituting a separate thing; also, consisting of distinct or unconnected parts.
- gainsay: to contradict; to deny.
- emolument: the wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor.
- billingsgate: foul, abusive language.
- practicable: feasible; also, usable.
- choleric: easily angered; also, indicating or expressing anger.
- juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing in nearness.
- salad days: a time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion.
- gravid: pregnant.
- transmogrify: to transform.
- ephemeron: something short-lived.
- clemency: disposition to show mercy; also, an act of mercy.
- languor: lack of energy or vitality.
- sobriquet: a nickname.
- littoral: pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
- Brobdingnagian: gigantic; enormous.
- sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
- autocrat: a ruler with unlimited authority.
- copious: large in quantity; also, affording an abundant supply.
- venal: capable of being bought; also, corruptible.
- timorous: full of apprehensiveness; fearful.
- aficionado: an enthusiastic admirer; a fan.
