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Word of the Day Archives: April 2011

Word List with 30 words
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balderdash
n.
senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
corybantic
adj.
frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
effloresce
v.i.,
to burst into bloom; blossom.
jamboree
n.
a carousal; any noisy merrymaking.
moratory
adj.
authorizing delay of payment:
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mumbo jumbo
n.,
senseless or pretentious language, usually designed to obscure an issue, confuse a listener, or the like.
peregrinate
v.i.
to travel or journey, esp. to walk on foot.
polymorphous
adj.
having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
vociferate
v.i., v.t.,
to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.
gravitas
high seriousness.
unctuous
marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
abstemious
temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
dapple
a small contrasting blotch; also, to mark with spots.
irascible
easily provoked to anger.
canorous
melodious; musical.
metier
an occupation, especially in which one excels.
futz
to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).
tenterhooks
in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety.
simpatico
congenial or like-minded.
oppugn
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
praxis
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
undertone
a color modified by an underlying color.
scurrilous
grossly or obscenely abusive.
akimbo
with hand on hip and elbow bent outward.
abaft
to the rear of; aft of.
homunculus
an artificially made, miniature person or creature.
yin
a principle in Chinese philosophy associated with negative, dark, and feminine attributes.
marginalia
notes in the margin of a book, manuscript, or letter.
anneal
to toughen or temper.
osmose
to gradually or unconsciously assimilate some principle or object.

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