Word of the Day Archive
June 2007
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- omnipresent: present in all places at the same time.
- biddable: easily led or commanded; obedient.
- discomfit: to disconcert; also, to thwart.
- perfunctory: done routinely.
- incipient: beginning to exist or appear.
- lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class.
- epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
- palliate: to make an offense seem less serious; also, to relieve or lessen without curing.
- sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion.
- leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
- quiescent: at rest; still; inactive.
- fulminate: to issue or utter verbal attacks or censures.
- contravene: to act or be counter to.
- proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
- clamber: to climb with difficulty, or on all fours.
- invective: insulting or abusive language.
- eructation: the act of belching; a belch.
- disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject.
- rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
- agon: struggle; conflict.
- languid: lacking vigor or force.
- countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
- dolorous: marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow.
- jejune: lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also, dull.
- abstruse: difficult to comprehend.
- venerate: to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
- factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
- collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
- bifurcate: to divide into two branches.
- convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive.
