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Word of the Day Archives: February 2008

Word List with 27 words
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entreat
verb
ask for or request earnestly
mazy
adjective
resembling a maze
cataract
noun
large waterfall
excursus
noun
digression
aggress
verb
make an attack
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stanch
verb
stop the flowing of
efface
verb
cause to disappear by rubbing or striking out
acme
noun
highest point of something
vet
verb
subject to thorough appraisal
flibbertigibbet
noun
silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person
funereal
adjective
pertaining to or suiting a funeral
hyperbole
noun
extravagant exaggeration
gravid
adjective
pregnant
indefatigable
adjective
untiring
sacrosanct
adjective
sacred
equable
adjective
equal and uniform
proselytize
verb
convert someone to another religion or belief
expeditious
adjective
characterized by speed and efficiency
stentorian
adjective
extremely loud
acclimate
verb
accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or situation
Hogmanay
noun
name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year
Grub Street
noun
world or category of impoverished literary hacks
manse
noun
large and imposing residence
gloaming
noun
twilight
impassible
adjective
incapable of suffering
quidnunc
noun
gossip
wassail
noun
expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one

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