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Word of the Day Archives: December 2010

Word List with 31 words
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caliginous
adj.
misty; dim; dark.
divagate
v.i.,
to wander; stray.
estivate
v.i.,
to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity.
fletcherize
v.i., v.t.,
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
gallivant
v.i.
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
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gambrinus
n.
a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
palingenesis
n.
rebirth; regeneration.
pogonip
n.
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
tristful
adj.
full of sadness; sorrowful.
scurf
the small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
hyaline
glassy or transparent.
bespoke
made to individual order; custom-made.
farouche
sullenly unsociable or shy.
philter
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love.
prosopography
a description of a person's appearance, career, or personality.
brazen
shameless or impudent.
boondocks
a remote rural area.
liminal
relating to the point beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced.
horripilate
to produce a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh.
replevy
to recover goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
nth
being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values or amounts.
ferret
to search out, discover, or bring to light.
lagniappe
a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure.
zenith
a highest point or state; culmination.
chaffer
to bargain; haggle.
eleemosynary
relating to charity; charitable.
powwow
to confer.
eschatological
regarding last, or final, matters, often of a theological nature.
engram
a hypothetical physical trace of memory in the brain.
dithyrambic
wildly enthusiastic.
hogmanay
a gift given on New Year's Eve.

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