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Word of the Day Archives: January 2009

Word List with 31 words
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excrescence
noun
something growing out from something else
nascent
adjective
beginning to exist
discrete
adjective
constituting a separate thing
remunerate
verb
pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense
bowdlerize
verb
remove or modify the parts considered offensive
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gambol
verb
dance and skip about in play
autochthonous
adjective
indigenous
foofaraw
noun
excessive or flashy ornamentation
punctilious
adjective
precise
enunciate
verb
utter articulately
renege
verb
go back on a promise or commitment
turbid
noun
muddy
enjoin
verb
direct or impose with authority
fatidic
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy
surly
adjective
ill-humored
pantheon
noun
collective gods of a people
dolorous
noun
marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow
flummery
adjective
mumbo jumbo
paean
noun
song or other expression of praise or joy
soi-disant
adjective
self-styled
malapropism
adjective
usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word
abed
adverb
in bed
forgo
verb
do without
transmute
verb
change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another
repletion
adjective
condition of being completely or excessively full
predilection
noun
established preference
languid
noun
lacking vigor or force
redound
verb
have a consequence or effect
acerbic
noun
sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone
bibulous
adjective
of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol
urbane
adjective
polished and smooth in manner

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