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Word of the Day Archives: November 2010

Word List with 30 words
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brumal
adj.
wintry.
de rigueur
n.
strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion.
enceinte
adj.
pregnant; with child.
heuristic
adj.
serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
impetrate
v.t.,
to obtain by entreaty.
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lilliputian
adj.
extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
mithridate
n.
a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
moue
n.,
a pouting grimace.
thwart
v.t.
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
ullage
n.
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
hyperbolic
exaggerated
saccade
the movement of the eye when it makes a sudden change, as in reading.
nacreous
lustrous; pearly.
palpitate
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, or disease; flutter.
demotic
of or pertaining to the common people; popular.
whilom
former; in the past; erstwhile.
alchemical
pertaining to the transformation of something common, usually of little value, into a substance of great worth.
debonair
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm.
emend
to free from faults or errors; correct.
gest
a notable deed or exploit.
idioglossia
a private form of speech invented by one child or by children.
aoristic
indefinite; indeterminate.
hallow
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
bamboozle
to deceive or get the better of someone by trickery.
enspirit
to infuse life into; enliven.
consanguineous
related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
bonanza
a source of great and sudden wealth or luck.
olio
a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
namaste
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting.

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