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Word of the Day Archives: May 2007

Word List with 16 words
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obtrude
verb
thrust out
coeval
adjective
existing during the same period of time
halcyon
adjective
peaceful
inimical
adjective
unfriendly
improvident
adjective
lacking foresight
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palliate
verb
make an offense seem less serious
tocsin
noun
warning
peregrination
noun
traveling from place to place
denizen
noun
inhabitant
turgid
adjective
swollen, bloated
busker
noun
street musician or performer
concomitant
adjective
accompanying
flummox
verb
confuse
bootless
adjective
unavailing
anodyne
noun
serving to relieve pain
uxorious
adjective
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife

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