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Word of the Day Archives: November 2009

Word List with 30 words
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abate
v.t.
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
addle
v.t., v.i.
to make or become confused.
agglomeration
n.
a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
altercation
n.
a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
amative
adj.
disposed to love; amorous.
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antiquarian
adj.
pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.
aquiline
adj.
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
betimes
adv.
early; in good time:
bruit
n.
rumor; report.
brummagem
adj.
showy but inferior and worthless.
commination
n.
a threat of punishment or vengeance.
countenance
n.
appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face:
dissemble
v.t.
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of:
durance
n.
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
epicure
n.
a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur.
fetter
n.
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
finical
adj.
finicky.
glutinous
adj.
of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
hermitage
n.
any secluded place of residence or habitation; retreat; hideaway.
ingenious
adj.
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction:
manumit
v.t.,
to release from slavery or servitude.
mot juste
the exact, appropriate word.
naif
n.
a naive or inexperienced person.
odium
n.
intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
peradventure
n.
chance, doubt, or uncertainty.
pliant
adj.
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
recreant
adj.
cowardly or craven.
synecdoche
n.
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
tumid
adj.
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
unfledged
adj.
immature; callow.

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