Word of the Day Archive
July 2007
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- ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
- fractious: tending to cause trouble; also, irritable.
- carom: to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
- phantasmagoria: a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined.
- heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions.
- sere: dry; withered.
- acclimate: to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or situation.
- didactic: conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson.
- aborning: (while) being produced or born.
- pecuniary: relating to money.
- betimes: early; also, on occasion.
- desideratum: something desired.
- triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.
- verbose: wordy.
- providential: resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or appropriate.
- fructuous: fruitful; productive.
- gallimaufry: a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
- bibelot: a trinket.
- tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends.
- nonage: a period of youth or immaturity.
- sotto voce: spoken low or in an undertone.
- avatar: an incarnation.
- trenchant: forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also, clear-cut.
- confabulation: familiar talk.
- riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act.
- serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
- coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
- matutinal: relating to or occurring in the morning.
- ambuscade: an ambush; also, to ambush.
- punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
- stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
