Word of the Day Archive
January 2010

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1. panacea: a cure-all.
2. constitutional: a walk taken for one's health.
3. tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends.
4. enjoin: to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid.
5. atelier: a workshop; a studio.
6. flibbertigibbet: a silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
7. quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary.
8. gesticulate: to make gestures or motions.
9. nebbish: a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.
10. onus: burden; also, blame; stigma.
11. flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous.
12. torpor: lethargic indifference; apathy.
13. lapidary: of or pertaining to stone cutting; also, terse or refined in expression.
14. draconian: excessively harsh; severe.
15. pallid: pale; faint or deficient in color; wan.
16. countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
17. apposite: of striking appropriateness and relevance.
18. accord: agreement; harmony.
19. perambulate: to stroll; to walk through or over.
20. lacuna: a blank space; a missing part.
21. bibelot: a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
22. prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth.
23. veritable: real; true; genuine.
24. frangible: capable of being broken; easily broken.
25. plenipotentiary: invested with full power.
26. evince: to show in a clear manner.
27. panjandrum: an important or self-important official.
28. machination: a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
29. verboten: forbidden; prohibited.
30. rapacious: grasping; greedy.
31. penchant: a strong liking.