Word of the Day Archive
January 2007
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- nascent: beginning to exist.
- exegesis: critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.
- favonian: pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.
- punctilio: a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- interregnum: the interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuity in an order.
- hinterland: backcountry.
- chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
- sunder: to break apart.
- uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
- coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
- bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
- incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden.
- tractable: docile; manageable, governable.
- bromide: a commonplace or conventional saying.
- eddy: a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction.
- imprecation: a curse.
- foofaraw: excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter.
- cudgel: a short heavy stick.
- yeasty: frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
- pettifogger: a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, who quibbles over trivia.
- extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
- censure: to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
- supine: lying on the back; also, indolent; listless.
- inscrutable: difficult to fathom or understand.
- dissimulate: to hide under a false appearance; also, to feign or pretend.
- overweening: overbearing; also, excessive.
- conflate: to bring together; to meld.
- maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly.
- gadabout: one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
- cohort: a group; also, a companion or associate.
- homily: a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude.
