Printable Word of the Day Archives: September 2010 flash cards

ambrosial

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.

anacoluthia

lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence.

bilocation

the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.

cachinnate

to laugh loudly or immoderately.

degage

unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.

frabjous

wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.

hobbledehoy

an awkward, ungainly youth.

kenspeckle

conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.

soupcon

a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.

subaudition

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.

ambrosial

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.

anacoluthia

lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence.

bilocation

the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.

cachinnate

to laugh loudly or immoderately.

degage

unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.

frabjous

wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.

hobbledehoy

an awkward, ungainly youth.

kenspeckle

conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.

soupcon

a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.

subaudition

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.