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Word of the Day Archives: August 2008

Word List with 31 words
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penury
noun
extreme poverty
arriviste
noun
upstart
exegesis
noun
critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text
crux
noun
essential point or feature
vatic
adjective
of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
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juxtaposition
noun
act or an instance of placing in nearness
longueur
noun
tedious passage in a work of literature or performance art
riposte
noun
quick and effective reply by word or act
solecism
noun
nonstandard usage or grammatical construction
louche
adjective
of questionable taste or morality
brackish
adjective
somewhat salty
filial
adjective
of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
aright
adverb
rightly
tirade
noun
long angry speech
cudgel
noun
short heavy stick
timorous
adjective
full of apprehensiveness
presentiment
noun
premonition
satiety
noun
fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction
redolent
adjective
having or exuding fragrance
genuflect
verb
bend the knee, as in worship
peremptory
adjective
precluding or putting an end to all debate or action
blackguard
noun
scoundrel
fait accompli
noun
accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
interlard
verb
insert between
oblation
noun
offering
mephitic
adjective
offensive to the smell
bloviate
verb
speak or write in a pompous manner
languor
adjective
lack of energy or vitality
effusive
adjective
excessively demonstrative
gadabout
noun
one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity
sere
adjective
dry

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