Printable Word of the Day Archives: November 2010 flash cards
30 words
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| de rigueur |
strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion. |
| enceinte |
pregnant; with child. |
| heuristic |
serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation. |
| impetrate |
to obtain by entreaty. |
| lilliputian |
extremely small; tiny; diminutive. |
| mithridate |
a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison. |
| thwart |
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. |
| ullage |
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle. |
| 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. |
| de rigueur |
strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion. |
| enceinte |
pregnant; with child. |
| heuristic |
serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation. |
| impetrate |
to obtain by entreaty. |
| lilliputian |
extremely small; tiny; diminutive. |
| mithridate |
a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison. |
| thwart |
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. |
| ullage |
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle. |
| 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. |
