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Word of the Day Archives: December 2008

Word List with 31 words
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impregnable
adjective
able to resist attack
gallimaufry
noun
hodgepodge
rodomontade
noun
pretentious, bragging speech
demur
verb
object
empyrean
noun
highest heaven
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sanctum
noun
place where one is free from intrusion
acuity
adjective
acuteness of perception or vision
hebetude
noun
mental dullness or sluggishness
lubricious
adjective
lewd
sedition
noun
incitement of rebellion against lawful authority
gamine
noun
urchin
abeyance
noun
suspension
troglodyte
noun
someone who dwells in a cave
repine
verb
feel or express discontent
disport
verb
frolic
eldritch
adjective
unearthly
diablerie
noun
sorcery
arcanum
noun
secret
benison
noun
blessing
tenet
noun
any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true
redoubtable
adjective
formidable
unguent
noun
ointment
idyll
noun
poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life
embonpoint
noun
plumpness of person
popinjay
noun
vain and talkative person
ludic
adjective
playful
copse
noun
thicket of small trees
extemporaneous
adjective
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment
serendipity
noun
faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries
dulcet
adjective
melodious
panjandrum
noun
important or self-important official

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