Word of the Day Archive
July 2009

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1. penury: extreme poverty; also, insufficiency.
2. vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
3. doughty: valiant; brave.
4. rampart: fortification.
5. affray: a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
6. verdant: green.
7. shibboleth: a word, pronunciation, saying, belief, practice, etc., that distinguishes one group from another.
8. apogee: the highest point.
9. fervid: marked by great passion or zeal.
10. bravura: a showy display.
11. gauche: lacking social polish; tactless.
12. ineffable: incapable of being expressed.
13. sartorial: of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing.
14. louche: of questionable taste or morality.
15. bestow: to give or confer.
16. dulcet: melodious.
17. leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
18. adumbrate: to foreshadow; prefigure.
19. imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
20. pastiche: a hodgepodge; a potpourri.
21. sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
22. glabrous: without hairs or projections; smooth.
23. protean: readily assuming different shapes or forms.
24. skulk: to hide in a sneaking manner.
25. peripatetic: walking about or traveling from place to place.
26. ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade.
27. caveat: a warning or caution.
28. sapid: having flavor, especially a strong pleasant flavor.
29. apocryphal: of doubtful authority or authenticity.
30. aplomb: confidence; coolness.
31. sui generis: unique.