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Word of the Day Archives: September 2010

Word List with 30 words
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ambrosial
adj.
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
anacoluthia
n.
lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence.
bilocation
n.
the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.
cachinnate
v.i.,
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
degage
adj.
unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
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frabjous
adj.
wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
hobbledehoy
n.
an awkward, ungainly youth.
kenspeckle
adj.
conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
soupcon
n.
a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
subaudition
n.
an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed.
zetetic
proceeding by inquiry; investigating.
rubric
a title, heading, or the like, written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
gerrymander
the dividing of an area into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts
jubilee
any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.
rue
to wish that something had never been done, taken place, etc.
tittle
a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, or punctuation.
arch
cunning; crafty; sly.
quaggy
marshy; boggy.
burlesque
involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject.
wend
to pursue or direct one's way.
jactation
a restless tossing of the body.
imago
an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
brobdingnagian
gigantic; tremendous.
agog
in eager desire.
diaphanous
allowing light to pass through.
aeon
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
rigmarole
an elaborate or complicated procedure.
efface
to cause to disappear by rubbing out or striking out.
confiscable
liable to be taken by an authorized party.
lucifugous
avoiding light.

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