Word of the Day Archive
August 2010
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- prognosticate: to forecast or predict.
- spatchcock: to insert or interweave, esp. in a forced or incongruous manner.
- tarry: to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
- minim: the least quantity of anything.
- cheechako: a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
- yeuk: an itching sensation.
- mojo: personal magnetism; charm.
- fantod: a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness.
- gerent: a ruler or manager.
- absquatulate: to flee; abscond.
- koan: A nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- rhapsodize: to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- attar: perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- premorse: pertaining to the end of something irregularly shortened, as if bitten or broken off.
- balneal: pertaining to baths or bathing.
- incunabulum: the earliest stages or first traces of anything.
- tare: the weight of the wrapping or container that holds an object.
- piquant: agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive.
- ruction: a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- vellicate: to touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
- foudroyant: sudden and overwhelming in effect.
- gormandize: to eat greedily or ravenously.
- distrain: to seize the property of (a person) in order to compel payment of debts.
- lupine: savage; ravenous; predatory.
- galore: in abundance; in plentiful amounts.
- orthoepy: the study of correct pronunciation.
- schlep: to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.
- couchant: lying down; crouching; reclining.
- kith: acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like.
- shenanigan: mischief; prankishness.
- beek: to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fire.
