Word of the Day Archive
September 2010
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- anacoluthia: lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence.
- bilocation: the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.
- cachinnate: to laugh loudly or immoderately.
- degage: unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
- zetetic: proceeding by inquiry; investigating.
- rubric: a title, heading, or the like, written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
- kenspeckle: conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
- gerrymander: the dividing of an area into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while reducing the strength of the othe
- jubilee: any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.
- soupcon: a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- rue: to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.
- subaudition: an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed.
- tittle: a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
- ambrosial: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- arch: cunning; crafty; sly.
- quaggy: marshy; boggy.
- burlesque: involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject.
- wend: to pursue or direct (one's way).
- jactation: a restless tossing of the body.
- imago: an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
- Brobdingnagian: gigantic; enormous.
- agog: in eager desire.
- diaphanous: allowing light to pass through.
- frabjous: wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
- hobbledehoy: an awkward, gawky young fellow.
- aeon: (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of
- rigmarole: an elaborate or complicated procedure.
- efface: to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
- confiscable: liable to be taken by an authorized party.
- lucifugous: avoiding light.
