Word of the Day Archive
2007
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- nascent: beginning to exist. (Monday January 01)
- exegesis: critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text. (Tuesday January 02)
- favonian: pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle. (Wednesday January 03)
- punctilio: a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure. (Thursday January 04)
- interregnum: the interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuity in an order. (Friday January 05)
- hinterland: backcountry. (Saturday January 06)
- chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful. (Sunday January 07)
- sunder: to break apart. (Monday January 08)
- uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife. (Tuesday January 09)
- coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow. (Wednesday January 10)
- bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive. (Thursday January 11)
- incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden. (Friday January 12)
- tractable: docile; manageable, governable. (Saturday January 13)
- bromide: a commonplace or conventional saying. (Sunday January 14)
- eddy: a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction. (Monday January 15)
- imprecation: a curse. (Tuesday January 16)
- foofaraw: excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter. (Wednesday January 17)
- cudgel: a short heavy stick. (Thursday January 18)
- yeasty: frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast. (Friday January 19)
- pettifogger: a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, who quibbles over trivia. (Saturday January 20)
- extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment. (Sunday January 21)
- censure: to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval. (Monday January 22)
- supine: lying on the back; also, indolent; listless. (Tuesday January 23)
- inscrutable: difficult to fathom or understand. (Wednesday January 24)
- dissimulate: to hide under a false appearance; also, to feign or pretend. (Thursday January 25)
- overweening: overbearing; also, excessive. (Friday January 26)
- conflate: to bring together; to meld. (Saturday January 27)
- maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly. (Sunday January 28)
- gadabout: one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity. (Monday January 29)
- cohort: a group; also, a companion or associate. (Tuesday January 30)
- homily: a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude. (Wednesday January 31)
- pellucid: transparent, shining through; also, easily understandable. (Thursday February 01)
- moribund: dying. (Friday February 02)
- roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored. (Saturday February 03)
- conspectus: a sketch, survey, or outline of a subject. (Sunday February 04)
- missive: a written message; a letter. (Monday February 05)
- genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly. (Tuesday February 06)
- idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession. (Wednesday February 07)
- Pyrrhic victory: a victory achieved at great cost. (Thursday February 08)
- bucolic: rustic; pastoral. (Friday February 09)
- crux: the essential point or feature. (Saturday February 10)
- satiety: fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction. (Sunday February 11)
- vivify: to endue with life; to enliven. (Monday February 12)
- slaver: to slobber; to drool. (Tuesday February 13)
- beau ideal: a perfect or an idealized type or model. (Wednesday February 14)
- raffish: gaudily vulgar or cheap; also, characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality. (Thursday February 15)
- impregnable: able to resist attack. (Friday February 16)
- doyen: the senior member of a body or group. (Saturday February 17)
- sonorous: yielding sound; impressive in sound. (Sunday February 18)
- turbid: muddy; not clear; also, confused; disordered. (Monday February 19)
- apogee: the highest point. (Tuesday February 20)
- hoi polloi: the common people; the masses. (Wednesday February 21)
- malodorous: having a bad odor. (Thursday February 22)
- lapidary: of or pertaining to stone cutting; also, terse or refined in expression. (Friday February 23)
- hardscrabble: barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty. (Saturday February 24)
- enjoin: to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid. (Sunday February 25)
- sycophant: one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people. (Monday February 26)
- ambit: circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence. (Tuesday February 27)
- surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth. (Wednesday February 28)
- profligate: shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful. (Thursday March 01)
- conflagration: a large and destructive fire. (Friday March 02)
- entreat: to ask for or request earnestly. (Saturday March 03)
- sagacious: having or showing keen discernment. (Sunday March 04)
- galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread. (Monday March 05)
- indefatigable: untiring. (Tuesday March 06)
- collegial: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues. (Wednesday March 07)
- malapropism: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word. (Thursday March 08)
- coterminous: of equal extent or duration. (Friday March 09)
- effete: infertile; also, worn out; also, decadent, effeminate. (Saturday March 10)
- nonplus: to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. (Sunday March 11)
- trepidation: a state of dread or alarm; apprehension. (Monday March 12)
- cogitate: to think; to ponder. (Tuesday March 13)
- descry: to catch sight of; to detect. (Wednesday March 14)
- taciturn: not inclined to talk. (Thursday March 15)
- appurtenance: an adjunct or accessory. (Friday March 16)
- specious: apparently right but not so in reality. (Saturday March 17)
- limpid: clear; also, serene. (Sunday March 18)
- adage: an old saying. (Monday March 19)
- empyrean: the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky. (Tuesday March 20)
- clerisy: the intelligentsia. (Wednesday March 21)
- perforce: by necessity. (Thursday March 22)
- animadversion: harsh criticism or disapproval. (Friday March 23)
- dour: stern or unyielding or gloomy. (Saturday March 24)
- expunge: to strike out or erase; to obliterate. (Sunday March 25)
- autochthonous: indigenous; native. (Monday March 26)
- roborant: restoring strength or vigor; also, a restorative. (Tuesday March 27)
- presentiment: a premonition. (Wednesday March 28)
- excursus: a digression. (Thursday March 29)
- undulant: resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence. (Friday March 30)
- sedition: incitement of rebellion against lawful authority. (Saturday March 31)
- jocular: given to or characterized by joking. (Sunday April 01)
- arriviste: an upstart. (Monday April 02)
- errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. (Tuesday April 03)
- tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true. (Wednesday April 04)
- deign: to condescend. (Thursday April 05)
- clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear. (Friday April 06)
- toper: a drunkard; a sot. (Saturday April 07)
- obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary. (Sunday April 08)
- abecedarian: pertaining to the alphabet; also, rudimentary; also, a beginner. (Monday April 09)
- rivulet: a small stream or brook. (Tuesday April 10)
- putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government. (Wednesday April 11)
- brio: vigor; vivacity. (Thursday April 12)
- spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words. (Friday April 13)
- accede: to agree or assent; also, to become a party. (Saturday April 14)
- refractory: stubbornly disobedient. (Sunday April 15)
- cavort: to bound or prance about. (Monday April 16)
- efficacious: producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect. (Tuesday April 17)
- bedaub: to besmear; also, to overdecorate. (Wednesday April 18)
- trice: an instant; a moment. (Thursday April 19)
- impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against. (Friday April 20)
- apostasy: desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party. (Saturday April 21)
- prolix: wordy. (Sunday April 22)
- gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others. (Monday April 23)
- circumspect: cautious; prudent. (Tuesday April 24)
- prepotency: predominance. (Wednesday April 25)
- argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group. (Thursday April 26)
- quagmire: a predicament. (Friday April 27)
- ukase: an edict. (Saturday April 28)
- indigence: extreme poverty. (Sunday April 29)
- supplant: to take the place of. (Monday April 30)
- credulous: inclined to believe too readily. (Tuesday May 01)
- termagant: a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman. (Wednesday May 02)
- pantheon: the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed persons. (Thursday May 03)
- redound: to have a consequence or effect. (Friday May 04)
- moil: to labor; to toil; to drudge. (Saturday May 05)
- sapid: having flavor, especially a strong pleasant flavor. (Sunday May 06)
- pastiche: a hodgepodge; a potpourri. (Monday May 07)
- intransigent: uncompromising. (Tuesday May 08)
- celerity: quickness; swiftness. (Wednesday May 09)
- denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work. (Thursday May 10)
- acrimony: bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness. (Friday May 11)
- nonpareil: having no equal. (Saturday May 12)
- doughty: valiant; brave. (Sunday May 13)
- internecine: destructive; especially, mutually destructive; also, relating to conflict within a group. (Monday May 14)
- vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect. (Tuesday May 15)
- penchant: a strong liking. (Wednesday May 16)
- flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous. (Thursday May 17)
- bombast: pompous or pretentious speech or writing. (Friday May 18)
- veritable: real; true; genuine. (Saturday May 19)
- furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy. (Sunday May 20)
- insuperable: incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome. (Monday May 21)
- delectation: great pleasure; delight. (Tuesday May 22)
- redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent. (Wednesday May 23)
- polymath: a person of great or varied learning. (Thursday May 24)
- fiat: an arbitrary or authoritative command or order. (Friday May 25)
- bon vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes. (Saturday May 26)
- appellation: a name, title, or designation. (Sunday May 27)
- enunciate: to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or systematically. (Monday May 28)
- fecund: fruitful; prolific; also, marked by intellectual productivity. (Tuesday May 29)
- chortle: to utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle. (Wednesday May 30)
- disconsolate: hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless. (Thursday May 31)
- omnipresent: present in all places at the same time. (Friday June 01)
- biddable: easily led or commanded; obedient. (Saturday June 02)
- discomfit: to disconcert; also, to thwart. (Sunday June 03)
- perfunctory: done routinely. (Monday June 04)
- incipient: beginning to exist or appear. (Tuesday June 05)
- lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class. (Wednesday June 06)
- epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female. (Thursday June 07)
- palliate: to make an offense seem less serious; also, to relieve or lessen without curing. (Friday June 08)
- sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion. (Saturday June 09)
- leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme. (Sunday June 10)
- quiescent: at rest; still; inactive. (Monday June 11)
- fulminate: to issue or utter verbal attacks or censures. (Tuesday June 12)
- contravene: to act or be counter to. (Wednesday June 13)
- proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc. (Thursday June 14)
- clamber: to climb with difficulty, or on all fours. (Friday June 15)
- invective: insulting or abusive language. (Saturday June 16)
- eructation: the act of belching; a belch. (Sunday June 17)
- disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject. (Monday June 18)
- rejoinder: an answer to a reply. (Tuesday June 19)
- agon: struggle; conflict. (Wednesday June 20)
- languid: lacking vigor or force. (Thursday June 21)
- countervail: to counteract; also, to offset. (Friday June 22)
- dolorous: marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow. (Saturday June 23)
- jejune: lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also, dull. (Sunday June 24)
- abstruse: difficult to comprehend. (Monday June 25)
- venerate: to regard or treat with reverence; revere. (Tuesday June 26)
- factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions. (Wednesday June 27)
- collude: to act in concert; to conspire. (Thursday June 28)
- bifurcate: to divide into two branches. (Friday June 29)
- convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive. (Saturday June 30)
- ratiocination: the process of reasoning. (Sunday July 01)
- fractious: tending to cause trouble; also, irritable. (Monday July 02)
- carom: to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off. (Tuesday July 03)
- phantasmagoria: a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined. (Wednesday July 04)
- heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions. (Thursday July 05)
- sere: dry; withered. (Friday July 06)
- acclimate: to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or situation. (Saturday July 07)
- didactic: conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson. (Sunday July 08)
- aborning: (while) being produced or born. (Monday July 09)
- pecuniary: relating to money. (Tuesday July 10)
- betimes: early; also, on occasion. (Wednesday July 11)
- desideratum: something desired. (Thursday July 12)
- triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13. (Friday July 13)
- verbose: wordy. (Saturday July 14)
- providential: resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or appropriate. (Sunday July 15)
- fructuous: fruitful; productive. (Monday July 16)
- gallimaufry: a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley. (Tuesday July 17)
- bibelot: a trinket. (Wednesday July 18)
- tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends. (Thursday July 19)
- nonage: a period of youth or immaturity. (Friday July 20)
- sotto voce: spoken low or in an undertone. (Saturday July 21)
- avatar: an incarnation. (Sunday July 22)
- trenchant: forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also, clear-cut. (Monday July 23)
- confabulation: familiar talk. (Tuesday July 24)
- riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act. (Wednesday July 25)
- serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries. (Thursday July 26)
- coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam. (Friday July 27)
- matutinal: relating to or occurring in the morning. (Saturday July 28)
- ambuscade: an ambush; also, to ambush. (Sunday July 29)
- punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars. (Monday July 30)
- stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation. (Tuesday July 31)
- wayworn: wearied by traveling. (Wednesday August 01)
- brackish: somewhat salty; also, distasteful. (Thursday August 02)
- parse: to analyze. (Friday August 03)
- jeremiad: a doleful story; also, a dolorous or angry tirade.. (Saturday August 04)
- nuptial: of or pertaining to marriage. (Sunday August 05)
- quixotic: foolishly impractical; also, capricious, impulsive. (Monday August 06)
- levity: frivolity. (Tuesday August 07)
- abed: in bed. (Wednesday August 08)
- diaphanous: allowing light to pass through. (Thursday August 09)
- aggress: to make an attack. (Friday August 10)
- en masse: all together; as a whole. (Saturday August 11)
- nebbish: a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person. (Sunday August 12)
- bellicose: inclined to or favoring war or strife. (Monday August 13)
- commensurate: equal in measure or extent; also, proportionate. (Tuesday August 14)
- plenipotentiary: invested with full power. (Wednesday August 15)
- tattoo: a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping. (Thursday August 16)
- agitprop: propaganda. (Friday August 17)
- masticate: to chew. (Saturday August 18)
- temporize: to be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time; also, to go with the times. (Sunday August 19)
- faction: a usually contentious group or party; also, internal dissension. (Monday August 20)
- indurate: to make hard; to harden. (Tuesday August 21)
- manumit: to free from slavery or servitude. (Wednesday August 22)
- amicable: characterized by friendliness and good will. (Thursday August 23)
- effrontery: shameless boldness; insolence. (Friday August 24)
- mulct: to defraud. (Saturday August 25)
- gravitas: high seriousness. (Sunday August 26)
- atelier: a workshop; a studio. (Monday August 27)
- pukka: genuine, authentic, or good; proper. (Tuesday August 28)
- cajole: to coax. (Wednesday August 29)
- supernal: being on high; celestial. (Thursday August 30)
- egregious: outrageously bad. (Friday August 31)
- propitiate: to appease; to conciliate. (Saturday September 01)
- solecism: a breach of good manners or etiquette. (Sunday September 02)
- maudlin: excessively sentimental. (Monday September 03)
- commination: a denunciation. (Tuesday September 04)
- antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities. (Wednesday September 05)
- evince: to show in a clear manner. (Thursday September 06)
- salient: noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping. (Friday September 07)
- fungible: interchangeable. (Saturday September 08)
- yen: a desire or craving. (Sunday September 09)
- cozen: to deceive or obtain by deceit. (Monday September 10)
- plangent: beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness. (Tuesday September 11)
- impassible: incapable of suffering; also, unfeeling or not showing feeling. (Wednesday September 12)
- roue: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure. (Thursday September 13)
- ignoble: not noble. (Friday September 14)
- panjandrum: an important or self-important official. (Saturday September 15)
- turpitude: baseness; depravity. (Sunday September 16)
- ne plus ultra: the acme; also, the most profound degree. (Monday September 17)
- potboiler: a usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money. (Tuesday September 18)
- varicolored: having a variety of colors. (Wednesday September 19)
- recreant: cowardly; also, unfaithful or disloyal. (Thursday September 20)
- intrepid: fearless; bold. (Friday September 21)
- embonpoint: plumpness of person. (Saturday September 22)
- abrogate: to annul; to do away with. (Sunday September 23)
- panacea: a cure-all. (Monday September 24)
- noisome: offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome. (Tuesday September 25)
- factotum: a person employed to do all kinds of work. (Wednesday September 26)
- pronunciamento: a proclamation; a pronouncement. (Thursday September 27)
- mendacious: untruthful; also, untrue. (Friday September 28)
- doff: to take off; to remove; also, to rid oneself of. (Saturday September 29)
- precipice: a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place. (Sunday September 30)
- bouleversement: complete overthrow; a reversal. (Monday October 01)
- supervene: to take place or occur as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected. (Tuesday October 02)
- distrait: divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety. (Wednesday October 03)
- redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent. (Thursday October 04)
- paroxysm: an outburst; a fit. (Friday October 05)
- exiguous: extremely scanty. (Saturday October 06)
- facetious: playfully jocular; humorous. (Sunday October 07)
- maladroit: awkward; unskillful; inept. (Monday October 08)
- physiognomy: the face or appearance. (Tuesday October 09)
- slake: to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen. (Wednesday October 10)
- palindrome: a word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. (Thursday October 11)
- truckle: to act in a subservient manner. (Friday October 12)
- agglomeration: a cluster or mass. (Saturday October 13)
- impervious: impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected. (Sunday October 14)
- purblind: having greatly reduced vision. (Monday October 15)
- quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary. (Tuesday October 16)
- extant: still existing. (Wednesday October 17)
- abscond: to depart secretly. (Thursday October 18)
- beholden: obliged; indebted. (Friday October 19)
- jocund: light-hearted; mirthful. (Saturday October 20)
- oblation: an offering. (Sunday October 21)
- flummery: mumbo jumbo; nonsense. (Monday October 22)
- inimical: unfriendly; unfavorable. (Tuesday October 23)
- recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits. (Wednesday October 24)
- stentorian: extremely loud. (Thursday October 25)
- bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness. (Friday October 26)
- impecunious: habitually without money; poor. (Saturday October 27)
- valetudinarian: a weak or sickly person. (Sunday October 28)
- terminus: the end of a transportation line or route; any finishing point. (Monday October 29)
- soi-disant: self-styled; so-called. (Tuesday October 30)
- ensorcell: to enchant; to bewitch. (Wednesday October 31)
- forcible: effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful. (Thursday November 01)
- myrmidon: a loyal follower. (Friday November 02)
- politic: political; also, shrewdly tactful. (Saturday November 03)
- sciolism: superficial knowledge. (Sunday November 04)
- woolgathering: indulgence in idle daydreaming. (Monday November 05)
- bete noire: something or someone particularly detested or avoided. (Tuesday November 06)
- fealty: fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness. (Wednesday November 07)
- ameliorate: to make or grow better. (Thursday November 08)
- polyglot: speaking or containing many languages. (Friday November 09)
- deleterious: harmful. (Saturday November 10)
- mercurial: changeable; temperamental; volatile. (Sunday November 11)
- gesticulate: to make gestures or motions. (Monday November 12)
- perfervid: ardent; impassioned. (Tuesday November 13)
- flaneur: one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer. (Wednesday November 14)
- hector: to bully or harass. (Thursday November 15)
- aggrandize: to make or make appear great or greater. (Friday November 16)
- restive: resisting control; stubborn. (Saturday November 17)
- comport: to behave (oneself) in a particular manner. (Sunday November 18)
- flout: to treat with contempt and disregard. (Monday November 19)
- extirpate: to eradicate; to destroy. (Tuesday November 20)
- wiseacre: a smart aleck. (Wednesday November 21)
- deipnosophist: one skilled in table talk. (Thursday November 22)
- postprandial: happening or done after a meal. (Friday November 23)
- somniferous: causing or inducing sleep. (Saturday November 24)
- recumbent: reclining; lying down. (Sunday November 25)
- foundling: a deserted or abandoned child. (Monday November 26)
- kvetch: to complain habitually. (Tuesday November 27)
- incongruous: lacking in harmony. (Wednesday November 28)
- hirsute: covered with hair or bristles. (Thursday November 29)
- malapropos: unseasonable or unseasonably; inappropriate or inappropriately. (Friday November 30)
- cavalcade: a procession. (Saturday December 01)
- vicissitude: a change in condition or fortune. (Sunday December 02)
- soporific: causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep. (Monday December 03)
- profuse: plentiful; copious. (Tuesday December 04)
- tarradiddle: a fib; also, pretentious nonsense. (Wednesday December 05)
- deracinate: to uproot. (Thursday December 06)
- surly: ill-humored; sullen and gruff. (Friday December 07)
- mendicant: a beggar. (Saturday December 08)
- rapprochement: the establishment or state of cordial relations. (Sunday December 09)
- perspicacity: clearness of understanding. (Monday December 10)
- artifice: an artful trick, stratagem or device; also, cleverness, skill. (Tuesday December 11)
- dishabille: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed. (Wednesday December 12)
- cacophony: harsh or discordant sound. (Thursday December 13)
- frangible: capable of being broken; easily broken. (Friday December 14)
- draconian: excessively harsh; severe. (Saturday December 15)
- complement: something that fills up or completes. (Sunday December 16)
- unfledged: not fully developed; immature. (Monday December 17)
- pari passu: at an equal pace or rate. (Tuesday December 18)
- discursive: digressive; rambling; also, marked by analytical reasoning. (Wednesday December 19)
- tocsin: a warning. (Thursday December 20)
- finical: finicky. (Friday December 21)
- calumny: malicious misrepresentation; slander. (Saturday December 22)
- persiflage: frivolous or bantering talk. (Sunday December 23)
- amity: friendship; friendly relations. (Monday December 24)
- benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred. (Tuesday December 25)
- hermitage: a secluded residence; a retreat. (Wednesday December 26)
- gnomic: uttering, containing, or characterized by maxims. (Thursday December 27)
- multifarious: having great diversity or variety. (Friday December 28)
- bibulous: of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol. (Saturday December 29)
- gelid: extremely cold; icy. (Sunday December 30)
- ebullient: high-spirited. (Monday December 31)
