Word of the Day Archive
April 2007
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- jocular: given to or characterized by joking.
- arriviste: an upstart.
- errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.
- tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.
- deign: to condescend.
- clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear.
- toper: a drunkard; a sot.
- obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.
- abecedarian: pertaining to the alphabet; also, rudimentary; also, a beginner.
- rivulet: a small stream or brook.
- putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government.
- brio: vigor; vivacity.
- spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
- accede: to agree or assent; also, to become a party.
- refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
- cavort: to bound or prance about.
- efficacious: producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect.
- bedaub: to besmear; also, to overdecorate.
- trice: an instant; a moment.
- impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against.
- apostasy: desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
- prolix: wordy.
- gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others.
- circumspect: cautious; prudent.
- prepotency: predominance.
- argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
- quagmire: a predicament.
- ukase: an edict.
- indigence: extreme poverty.
- supplant: to take the place of.
