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Word of the Day Archives: April 2010

Word List with 30 words
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mondegreen
noun
word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation, as in misheard lyrics
duplicity
noun
deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
accord
adjective
agreement
torpor
noun
lethargic indifference
pallid
noun
pale
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verboten
adjective
forbidden
couture
adverb
high-fashion clothing created by designers
perseverate
verb
repeat something insistently or redundantly
sommelier
noun
waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines
reverie
noun
state of abstracted musing
burgeon
verb
grow or develop rapidly
adjuvant
noun
serving to help or assist
sinuous
adjective
having many curves, bends, or turns
dalliance
noun
trifling away of time
interlocutor
noun
person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue
stultify
verb
make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous
undulation
noun
wavy form or outline
rampart
adjective
fortification
fervid
adjective
marked by great passion or zeal
clandestine
noun
kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
esprit
noun
sprightliness of spirit or wit
pother
noun
commotion
albatross
noun
large web-footed bird chiefly of the Southern Hemisphere
pithy
noun
concise and forceful in description
veracity
noun
truth, truthfulness
diatribe
noun
bitter verbal attack
esoteric
adjective
intended or understood by chosen few
pedestrian
noun
walker
incisive
adjective
penetrating, sharp, cutting
equine
noun
of horses and hoofed animals

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