Word of the Day Archive
June 2010

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1. oleaginous: having the nature or qualities of oil.
2. goad: to prod; incite.
3. swain: a male admirer or lover.
4. Manichean: pertaining to a strongly dualistic worldview.
5. penumbra: an area in which something exists to an uncertain degree.
6. bathos: triteness or triviality in style.
7. fathom: to penetrate to the truth of.
8. Occidental: Western.
9. noctivagant: pertaining to wandering at night.
10. ruth: pity or compassion.
11. kowtow: to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
12. juggernaut: any large, overpowering, destructive force.
13. vernacular: the plain variety of language in everyday use.
14. quintessential: being the most typical.
15. festoon: to adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.
16. indemnity: security against damage or loss.
17. oscitant: yawning, as with drowsiness.
18. hegira: a journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
19. amok: in or into a jumbled or confused state.
20. couvade: when the husband of a pregnant woman acts as though he were bearing the child.
21. heliolatry: worship of the sun.
22. proliferate: to increase or spread at a rapid rate.
23. rococo: ornate or florid in speech, writing, or style.
24. haptic: relating to the sense of touch; tactile.
25. cakewalk: something easily accomplished.
26. enthrall: to captivate or charm.
27. zephyr: a gentle, mild breeze.
28. yen: a desire or craving.
29. yaw: to move unsteadily; weave.
30. macabre: gruesome and horrifying.