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Word of the Day Archives: February 2009

Word List with 28 words
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claque
noun
group of fawning admirers
myrmidon
noun
loyal follower
countervail
verb
counteract
discursive
adjective
digressive
abominate
verb
detest intensely
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pleonasm
noun
use of more words than are necessary to express an idea
surreptitious
noun
done, made, or gotten by stealth
nimiety
noun
excess
fiat
noun
arbitrary or authoritative command or order
agitprop
noun
propaganda
malapropos
adjective
unseasonable or unseasonably
sentient
adjective
capable of perceiving by the senses
asseverate
verb
affirm or declare positively or earnestly
prink
verb
primp
faineant
adjective
doing nothing
affray
noun
tumultuous assault or quarrel
salad days
noun
time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion
galumph
verb
move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread
cosmopolite
noun
cosmopolitan person
tintinnabulation
noun
tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells
bedizen
verb
dress or adorn in gaudy manner
foundling
noun
deserted or abandoned child
bilious
adjective
of or pertaining to bile
putsch
noun
attempt to overthrow a government
bombinate
verb
buzz, hum, or drone
conflate
verb
bring together
heterodox
adjective
holding unorthodox opinions
refractory
adjective
stubbornly disobedient

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