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Word of the Day Archives: March 2009

Word List with 31 words
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clemency
noun
disposition to show mercy
dissolute
noun
loose in morals and conduct
friable
adjective
easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder
nonagenarian
noun
someone whose age is in the nineties
doula
noun
woman who assists in childbirth
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varicolored
adjective
having a variety of colors
forlorn
noun
sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost
arrogate
verb
claim or seize without right or justification
aspersion
noun
damaging or derogatory remark
extricate
verb
free or release from a difficulty or entanglement
lenity
noun
state or quality of being lenient
malediction
noun
curse
extol
verb
praise
obloquy
noun
ill repute
cavalcade
noun
procession
loquacious
adjective
very talkative
roister
verb
revel
pronunciamento
noun
proclamation
philter
noun
love potion
temerarious
adjective
reckless
contravene
verb
act or be counter to
exigent
adjective
requiring immediate aid or action
furbelow
adjective
something showy or superfluous
incontrovertible
adjective
indisputable
postprandial
adjective
happening or done after a meal
traduce
verb
vilify
pecuniary
adjective
relating to money
exiguous
adjective
extremely scanty
volte-face
noun
about-face
gelid
noun
extremely cold
susurration
noun
whispering

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