Printable Word of the Day Archives: May 2009 flash cards
31 words
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| impassive |
devoid of emotion |
| matutinal |
relating to or occurring in the morning |
| trammel |
something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom |
| parley |
conference or discussion |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to a governor |
| ostentation |
excessive or pretentious display |
| omnipresent |
present in all places at the same time |
| parsimonious |
frugal to excess |
| boulevardier |
man-about-town |
| diktat |
authoritative decree or order |
| fortuitous |
happening by chance |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or erased |
| fiduciary |
relating to the holding of something in trust for another |
| hobnob |
associate familiarly |
| paladin |
champion of a cause |
| littoral |
on a coastal or shore region |
| bravado |
real or pretended show of courage or boldness |
| recrimination |
counter accusation |
| xenophobia |
fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign |
| ostensible |
appearing to be true, but not necessarily so |
| prescient |
knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen |
| deliquesce |
melt away or become liquid |
| flagitious |
grossly wicked |
| impassive |
devoid of emotion |
| matutinal |
relating to or occurring in the morning |
| trammel |
something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom |
| parley |
conference or discussion |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to a governor |
| ostentation |
excessive or pretentious display |
| omnipresent |
present in all places at the same time |
| parsimonious |
frugal to excess |
| boulevardier |
man-about-town |
| diktat |
authoritative decree or order |
| fortuitous |
happening by chance |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or erased |
| fiduciary |
relating to the holding of something in trust for another |
| hobnob |
associate familiarly |
| paladin |
champion of a cause |
| littoral |
on a coastal or shore region |
| bravado |
real or pretended show of courage or boldness |
| recrimination |
counter accusation |
| xenophobia |
fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign |
| ostensible |
appearing to be true, but not necessarily so |
| prescient |
knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen |
| deliquesce |
melt away or become liquid |
| flagitious |
grossly wicked |
