Word of the Day Archive
February 2013

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1. atavistic: reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type.
2. boustrophedon: an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.
3. counterfactual: a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
4. dyslogistic: conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.
5. epexegesis: the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence.
6. feuilleton: a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
7. gastronomy: the art or science of good eating.
8. hent: to seize.
9. irrefrangible: not to be broken or violated; inviolable.
10. Jacobin: an extreme radical, especially in politics.
11. kinchin: a child.
12. lollapalooza: an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.