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Word of the Day Archives: 1999

Word List with 33 words
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incipient
adjective
beginning to exist or appear
knell
noun
stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral
kobold
noun
kind of domestic spirit in German mythology
inclement
adjective
harsh
propitious
adjective
presenting favorable circumstances
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badinage
noun
light, playful talk
lissom
noun
supple
plethora
noun
excess
objurgate
verb
scold or rebuke sharply
chthonic
adjective
dwelling in or under the earth
tmesis
noun
in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word
seriatim
adverb
in a series
exiguity
adjective
smallness
assuage
verb
soften
effulgence
noun
state of being bright and radiant
gewgaw
noun
trinket
nescience
noun
lack of knowledge or awareness
tenebrous
adjective
dark
spoonerism
noun
transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words
repast
noun
meal
canorous
adjective
melodious
glower
verb
stare angrily or with a scowl
capacious
adjective
able to contain much
thaumaturgy
adjective
performing of miracles or magic
susurrus
noun
whispering or rustling sound
capitulate
verb
surrender under agreed conditions
pugnacious
adjective
combative
dapple
noun
small contrasting blotch
umbrage
noun
offense
bivouac
noun
usually temporary encampment
deprecate
verb
disapprove of
palindrome
noun
word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward
emolument
noun
wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor

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