Printable Word of the Day Archives: July 2010 flash cards
31 words
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| blithe |
carefree and lighthearted |
| casuistry |
specious or deceptive reasoning, esp. in questions of morality |
| busticate |
break into pieces |
| behemoth |
any creature or thing of monstrous size or power |
| potlatch |
ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth |
| fulgurate |
flash or dart like lightning |
| morganatic |
pertaining to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank marries someone of lower station |
| occlude |
shut in, out, or off |
| impedimenta |
baggage or other things that retard one's progress |
| philogyny |
love of or liking for women opposite of misogyny |
| palladian |
pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study |
| undercast |
something viewed from above through another medium, as of clouds viewed from an airplane |
| spoor |
track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game |
| vestigial |
relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use |
| subtilize |
make the mind and senses keen or discerning |
| aeromancy |
prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions |
| snuff |
extinguish or suppress |
| gizmo |
mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown |
| bijou |
something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought |
| squelch |
put down, or suppress, as with a crushing retort or argument |
| rataplan |
produce the sound as of the beating of a drum |
| vespertine |
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening |
| evanescence |
gradual disappearance |
| hunky dory |
about as well as one could wish or expect |
| blithe |
carefree and lighthearted |
| casuistry |
specious or deceptive reasoning, esp. in questions of morality |
| busticate |
break into pieces |
| behemoth |
any creature or thing of monstrous size or power |
| potlatch |
ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth |
| fulgurate |
flash or dart like lightning |
| morganatic |
pertaining to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank marries someone of lower station |
| occlude |
shut in, out, or off |
| impedimenta |
baggage or other things that retard one's progress |
| philogyny |
love of or liking for women opposite of misogyny |
| palladian |
pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study |
| undercast |
something viewed from above through another medium, as of clouds viewed from an airplane |
| spoor |
track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game |
| vestigial |
relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use |
| subtilize |
make the mind and senses keen or discerning |
| aeromancy |
prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions |
| snuff |
extinguish or suppress |
| gizmo |
mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown |
| bijou |
something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought |
| squelch |
put down, or suppress, as with a crushing retort or argument |
| rataplan |
produce the sound as of the beating of a drum |
| vespertine |
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening |
| evanescence |
gradual disappearance |
| hunky dory |
about as well as one could wish or expect |
