Big Word of the Day
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December 12, 2012
December 12, 2012
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April 22, 2013: grouse verb to grumble, complain
April 23, 2013: manse noun large and imposing residence
April 24, 2013: fard verb to apply makeup
April 26, 2013: limn verb to represent in drawing
April 15, 2013: chicanery noun trickery or deception
April 9, 2013: crepuscular adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight, dim
April 16, 2013: stentorian adjective very loud or powerful
April 17, 2013: umbrage offense annoyance displeasure noun
April 19, 2013: virtu noun excellence or merit with objects
April 8, 2013: scupper verb to prevent from happening, ruin, wreck April 9, 2013: crepuscular adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight, dim
April 10, 2013: jocund adjective cheerful, merry
April 12, 2013: louche adjective dubious, shady
April 1, 2013: jape verb to jest, joke
April 2, 2013: swivet noun a state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety;
April 3, 2013: rialto noun an exchange or mart
April 4, 2013: flummox verb to bewilder, confound; confuse
April 5, 2013: pelf noun money riches
March 25, 2013: succor noun help, relief, aid, assistance
March 25, 2013: succor noun help, relief, aid, assistance
March 26, 2013: avuncular adjective of, pertaining to, or charcteristic of an uncle
March 27, 2013: nebbish noun a pitifully ineffectual, luckless and timid person
March 29, 2013: cadge verb to beg
March 29, 2013: cadge verb to beg
March 4, 2013: exordium noun beginning of anything
March 5, 2013: torpid adjective inactive sluggish
February 25, 2013: pellucid adjective
February 26. 2013: roseate adjective
February 27, 2013: missive noun
March 1, 2013: doyen noun
February 19, 2013: copacetic adjective
February 20, 2013: imbroglio
February 22, 2013: spoonerism
February 11, 2013: raconteur noun one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes.
February 12, 2013: prolix adjective wordy
February 13, 2013 peccadillo noun a slight offense; a petty fault
February 15, 2013 gravitas
February 12, 2013: prolix adjective wordy
February 13, 2013 peccadillo noun a slight offense; a petty fault
February 15, 2013 gravitas
February 4, 2013: moxie noun vigor; verve; pep
February 5, 2013: odoriferous adjective yielding or diffusing an odor
February 6, 2013: collogue verb to confer secretly
February 8, 2013: footle verb to act or talk in a foolish or silly way
January 28, 2013: hinterland noun backcountry
January 29, 2013: fidelity noun strict observance of promises, duties
January 30, 2013: altruism noun the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
February 1, 2013: brabble verb to argue stubbornly about trifles
January 21, 2013: timorous adjective, full of apprehensiveness; fearful.
January 22, 2013: irenic adjective promoting peace
January 23, 2013: plaintive adjective expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
January 25, 2013: tractable adjective docile; manageable, governable
January 22, 2013: irenic adjective promoting peace
January 23, 2013: plaintive adjective expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
January 25, 2013: tractable adjective docile; manageable, governable
January 14, 2013: propitiate: verb to appease; to conciliate.
January 15, 2013: solecism: noun a breach of good manners or etiquette.
January 16, 2013: maudlin: adjective excessively sentimental.
January 18, 2013: potvaliant adjective brave only as a result of being drunk.
December 17, 2012: gustatory: adjective pertaining to the sense of taste.
December 18, 2012: verdant: adjective green.
December 19, 2012: verbiage: noun an overabundance of words.
December 21, 2012: ingenue: noun a naive girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.
December 10, 2012: lambaste: verb to scold sharply; also, to beat.
December 11, 2012: avatar: noun an incarnation.
December 12, 2012: slaver: verb to slobber; to drool.
December 14, 2012: quandary: noun a state of difficulty or perplexity.
December 3, 2012: penury: noun extreme poverty; also, insufficiency.
December 4, 2012: obstreperous: adjective noisily and stubbornly defiant; also, boisterous.
December 5, 2012: serendipity: noun the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries
December 7, 2012: hebetude: noun mental dullness or sluggishness.
December 17, 2012: gustatory: adjective pertaining to the sense of taste.
December 18, 2012: verdant: adjective green.
December 19, 2012: verbiage: noun an overabundance of words.
December 21, 2012: ingenue: noun a naive girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.
December 10, 2012: lambaste: verb to scold sharply; also, to beat.
December 11, 2012: avatar: noun an incarnation.
December 12, 2012: slaver: verb to slobber; to drool.
December 14, 2012: quandary: noun a state of difficulty or perplexity.
December 3, 2012: penury: noun extreme poverty; also, insufficiency.
December 4, 2012: obstreperous: adjective noisily and stubbornly defiant; also, boisterous.
December 5, 2012: serendipity: noun the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries
December 7, 2012: hebetude: noun mental dullness or sluggishness.
November 26, 2012: compunction: noun anxiety or unease from guilt; also, a scruple.
November 27, 2012: upbraid: verb to scold or criticize harshly.
November 28, 2012: gaucherie: noun a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
November 29, 2012: mores: noun customs; habits; ways.
Thanksgiving break: No big words when the kids are out of school
November 12, 2012: tetchy: adjective peevish; testy; irritable.
November 13, 2012: immolate: verb to kill or destroy, often by fire.
November 14, 2012: benignant: adjective kind; gracious; favorable.
November 16, 2012: preponderate: verb to exceed in weight, influence, importance, amount, etc.
November 5, 2012 trencherman: noun a hearty eater
November 13, 2012: immolate: verb to kill or destroy, often by fire.
November 14, 2012: benignant: adjective kind; gracious; favorable.
November 16, 2012: preponderate: verb to exceed in weight, influence, importance, amount, etc.
November 5, 2012 trencherman: noun a hearty eater
November 6, 2012 diadem: noun a crown.
November 7, 2012: virago: noun an ill-tempered, overbearing woman;
November 9, 2012 inanition: noun exhaustion from lack of nourishment
October 29, 2012: melange: noun a mixture
October 30, 2012: salutary: adjective beneficial; also, healthful.
October 31, 2012: scrabble: verb to scrape or scratch with the hands or feet.
November 2, 2012: piebald: adjective mottled; also, mixed.
October 22, 2012: nostrum: noun a questionable remedy.
October 23, 2012: impecunious: adjective habitually without money; poor.
Otober 24, 2012: placate: verb to appease; to pacify.
October 26, 2012: spurious: adjective not genuine; false; illegitimate.
October 15, 2012: surly: adjective ill-humored; sullen and gruff.
October 23, 2012: impecunious: adjective habitually without money; poor.
Otober 24, 2012: placate: verb to appease; to pacify.
October 26, 2012: spurious: adjective not genuine; false; illegitimate.
October 15, 2012: surly: adjective ill-humored; sullen and gruff.
October 16, 2012 vivify: verb to endue with life; to enliven.
October 17, 2012: sycophant: noun one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
October 19, 2012: abrogate: verb to annul; to do away with.
October 8, 2012 imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
October 17, 2012: sycophant: noun one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
October 19, 2012: abrogate: verb to annul; to do away with.
October 8, 2012 imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
October 9, 2012: rictus: a gaping grin or grimace
October 10, 2012: winsome: sweetly or innocently charming, light-hearted
October 12, 2012: melee: a confused conflict
October 1, 2012 fop: a man who is vain about his dress and appearance.
October 2, 2012 capacious: able to contain much.
October 3, 2012 pule: to whimper; to whine.
October 2, 2012 capacious: able to contain much.
October 3, 2012 pule: to whimper; to whine.
October 5, 2012 propound: to put forward for consideration.
September 24, 2012: inveterate: deep-rooted; of long standing.
September 25, 2012: glower: to stare angrily or with a scowl.
September 24, 2012: inveterate: deep-rooted; of long standing.
September 25, 2012: glower: to stare angrily or with a scowl.
September 26, 2012: itinerant: traveling from place to place.
September 28, 2012: consanguineous: having the same ancestry or descent ,related by blood.
September 28, 2012: consanguineous: having the same ancestry or descent ,related by blood.
September 17, 2012: malapropism: usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word.
September 18, 2012: risible: causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.risible.
September 19, 2012: lackadaisical: without interest, vigor, or determination; listless
September 21, 2012: scuttlebutt: gossip; rumor.
September 10, 2012: surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
September 11, 2012: quixotic: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
September 12, 2012: languor: lack of energy or vitality.
September 14, 2012: bombinate: to buzz, hum, or drone
September 4, 2012: querulous: habitually complaining.
September 10, 2012: surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
September 11, 2012: quixotic: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
September 12, 2012: languor: lack of energy or vitality.
September 14, 2012: bombinate: to buzz, hum, or drone
September 4, 2012: querulous: habitually complaining.
September 5, 2012: restive: resisting control; stubborn.
September 7, 2012: abstemious: temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
August 27, 2012: obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.
September 7, 2012: abstemious: temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
August 27, 2012: obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.
August 28. 2012: lucre: money; profit.
August 29, 2012 : dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
August 31, 2012: sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
August 29, 2012 : dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
August 31, 2012: sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
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