Printable Word of the Day Archives: March 2009 flash cards
31 words
Created by Dictionary.com
http://dynamo.dictionary.com/49270/word-of-the-day-archives-march-2009
Print Cards Print List Print to
Flash Cards
| clemency |
disposition to show mercy |
| dissolute |
loose in morals and conduct |
| friable |
easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder |
| nonagenarian |
someone whose age is in the nineties |
| doula |
woman who assists in childbirth |
| varicolored |
having a variety of colors |
| forlorn |
sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost |
| arrogate |
claim or seize without right or justification |
| aspersion |
damaging or derogatory remark |
| extricate |
free or release from a difficulty or entanglement |
| lenity |
state or quality of being lenient |
| loquacious |
very talkative |
| pronunciamento |
proclamation |
| contravene |
act or be counter to |
| exigent |
requiring immediate aid or action |
| furbelow |
something showy or superfluous |
| incontrovertible |
indisputable |
| postprandial |
happening or done after a meal |
| pecuniary |
relating to money |
| exiguous |
extremely scanty |
| clemency |
disposition to show mercy |
| dissolute |
loose in morals and conduct |
| friable |
easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder |
| nonagenarian |
someone whose age is in the nineties |
| doula |
woman who assists in childbirth |
| varicolored |
having a variety of colors |
| forlorn |
sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost |
| arrogate |
claim or seize without right or justification |
| aspersion |
damaging or derogatory remark |
| extricate |
free or release from a difficulty or entanglement |
| lenity |
state or quality of being lenient |
| loquacious |
very talkative |
| pronunciamento |
proclamation |
| contravene |
act or be counter to |
| exigent |
requiring immediate aid or action |
| furbelow |
something showy or superfluous |
| incontrovertible |
indisputable |
| postprandial |
happening or done after a meal |
| pecuniary |
relating to money |
| exiguous |
extremely scanty |
