Word of the Day Archive
May 2007
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- credulous: inclined to believe too readily.
- termagant: a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman.
- pantheon: the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed persons.
- redound: to have a consequence or effect.
- moil: to labor; to toil; to drudge.
- sapid: having flavor, especially a strong pleasant flavor.
- pastiche: a hodgepodge; a potpourri.
- intransigent: uncompromising.
- celerity: quickness; swiftness.
- denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work.
- acrimony: bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness.
- nonpareil: having no equal.
- doughty: valiant; brave.
- internecine: destructive; especially, mutually destructive; also, relating to conflict within a group.
- vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
- penchant: a strong liking.
- flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous.
- bombast: pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
- veritable: real; true; genuine.
- furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy.
- insuperable: incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome.
- delectation: great pleasure; delight.
- redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent.
- polymath: a person of great or varied learning.
- fiat: an arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
- bon vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes.
- appellation: a name, title, or designation.
- enunciate: to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or systematically.
- fecund: fruitful; prolific; also, marked by intellectual productivity.
- chortle: to utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
- disconsolate: hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
