Word of the Day Archive
August 2009
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- arcane: understood or known by only a few.
- lineament: a distinguishing or characteristic feature.
- desultory: jumping from subject to subject; erratic; inconsistent.
- equipoise: equilibrium; also, counterbalance.
- brio: vigor; vivacity.
- hebetude: mental dullness or sluggishness.
- insouciant: marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.
- travail: painful, arduous work; also, agony, anguish.
- métier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.
- peradventure: chance, uncertainty, or doubt.
- cynosure: a center of attention.
- luminary: any body that gives light; also, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement.
- furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy.
- celerity: quickness; swiftness.
- dalliance: a trifling away of time; dawdling; also, flirtation.
- bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
- undulation: a wavy form or outline; also, a wavelike motion.
- propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
- furbelow: something showy or superfluous.
- perorate: to conclude or sum up a long discourse; also, to speak at length.
- stultify: to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous; also, to allege to be of unsound mind.
- vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
- reticent: inclined to keep silent.
- flout: to treat with contempt and disregard.
- truckle: to act in a subservient manner.
- rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
- saturnine: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- delectation: great pleasure; delight.
- chary: wary; cautious.
- interlocutor: a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
- diktat: an authoritative decree or order.
