Word of the Day Archive
October 2008

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1. slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour.
2. donnybrook: a brawl or dispute.
3. littoral: pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
4. volte-face: an about-face.
5. rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
6. officious: meddlesome.
7. implacable: incapable of being pacified.
8. circumlocution: the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few.
9. aficionado: an enthusiastic admirer; a fan.
10. legerdemain: sleight of hand.
11. plaudit: enthusiastic approval.
12. euphonious: pleasing or sweet in sound.
13. sobriquet: a nickname.
14. otiose: ineffective; also, being at leisure; also, of no use.
15. waylay: to ambush or accost.
16. misprize: to despise; also, to undervalue.
17. expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.
18. alfresco: outdoors; outdoor.
19. bailiwick: a person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
20. malfeasance: wrongdoing, misconduct, or misbehavior.
21. synecdoche: figure of speech
22. synecdoche: figure of speech
23. plenary: full; complete.
24. limn: to draw or paint; also, to describe.
25. quandary: a state of difficulty or perplexity.
26. genuflect: to bend the knee, as in worship; also, to grovel.
27. corroborate: to strengthen or make more certain with other evidence.
28. execrable: detestable; extremely bad.
29. bivouac: a usually temporary encampment; also, to encamp.
30. hubris: overbearing pride or presumption.
31. gloaming: twilight; dusk.