Word of the Day Archive
April 2013
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- ha-ha: sunk fence.
- splenetic: irritable; peevish; spiteful.
- aperture: an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
- ingratiate: to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others.
- codicil: any supplement; appendix.
- idiolect: a person's individual speech pattern.
- demimonde: a group characterized by lack of success or status.
- plethoric: overfull; turgid; inflated.
- machinate: to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose.
- ingress: the act of going in or entering.
- lilt: rhythmic swing or cadence.
- percipient: having perception; discerning; discriminating.
- imprest: an advance of money; loan.
- chuffed: annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
- quell: to suppress; put an end to; extinguish.
- verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability.
- bandbox: an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard.
- decamp: to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously.
- cornice: a mass of snow, ice, etc., projecting over a mountain ridge.
- soigné: carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- quoin: one of the stones forming an external wall; cornerstone.
- crawfish: to back out or retreat from a position or undertaking.
- gander: a look.
- porpoise: to move forward with a rising and falling motion.
- flounder: to struggle clumsily or helplessly.
- gopher: to mine unsystematically.
- aleatory: pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable.
- stark: extremely simple or severe.
- hellion: a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
- cull: to choose; select; pick.
