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Word of the Day Archives: October 2011

Word List with 31 words
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acta
plural n.
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
coruscate
v.i.,
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
mana
n.
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
satori
n.
sudden enlightenment.
mussitate
to silently move the lips in simulation of audible speech.
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fossick
to search for any object by which to make gain.
nympholepsy
a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable.
teem
to abound or swarm.
wassail
an expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
roborant
restoring strength or vigor; also, a restorative.
bricolage
construction or something constructed by using whatever materials happen to be available.
nepenthe
a drug or drink having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
retrograde
having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
apocopate
to omit the final sound or sounds of a word.
hopscotch
to journey quickly and directly from one usually far place to another.
smithereens
small pieces; bits.
ineffable
incapable of being expressed.
fulsome
offensive from excess of praise.
laconic
using or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
viand
an article of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.
antediluvian
extremely old.
crepuscular
pertaining to twilight.
parse
to analyze.
slugabed
one who stays in bed until a late hour
juju
an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
eke
to gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty.
inchoate
partly but not fully in existence or operation.
kvetch
to complain habitually.
trepidation
a state of dread or alarm; apprehension.
caterwaul
to make a harsh cry or screech.
chicanery
the use of trickery to deceive.

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