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Word of the Day Archives: April 2008

Word List with 30 words
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sartorial
adjective
of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing
invective
noun
insulting or abusive language
feckless
adjective
ineffective
sagacious
adjective
having or showing keen discernment
quietus
noun
final acquittance, as from debt
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minatory
adjective
threatening
cadge
verb
beg
nebbish
noun
weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person
avuncular
adjective
resembling an uncle, as in kindness or indulgence
digerati
noun
persons knowledgeable about computers
wan
adjective
pale
nosegay
noun
bouquet
recidivism
noun
tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior
exemplar
noun
ideal model or type
prima facie
noun
at first view
staid
adjective
steady or sedate in character
mollify
verb
reduce in intensity
piebald
noun
mottled
succor
noun
aid
idee fixe
noun
fixed idea
preternatural
adjective
beyond of different from what is natural
errant
adjective
wandering
plenipotentiary
adjective
invested with full power
conflagration
noun
large and destructive fire
supine
adjective
lying on the back
confrere
noun
colleague, comrade, or intimate associate
malversation
noun
misconduct in public office
iota
noun
very small quantity or degree
qua
adverb
in the capacity or character of
lacuna
noun
blank space

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