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This page will consist of an ever-growing list of
words. In the beginning I will make no attempt to organize them, but if
the list grows to be out of control, I might not have a choice. Feel free
to send any interesting words you find to
me, and I will post them, giving you credit. Many of the words on this list will be from A.Word.A.Day (AWAD). You can subscribe to their word program and recieve a word each day be email |
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| 12.03.98 |
stipend-noun; A fixed sum of money paid periodically for services. truculent-adj; Fierce, savage. inveterate-adj; Seasoned. egregious-adj; Conspicuously bad. relegate-verb; To banish. imbibe-verb; To drink. circumlocution-noun; Overly roundabout way of saying something. coruscant-adj; Shimmering, sparkling. adherent-noun; A follower or supporter. effrontoey-noun; Shamelessness, boldness. |
| 11.30.98 |
revile-verb; To criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse. travesty-noun; A parody, exaggerated imitation. dulcet-adj; Pleasant sounding; soothing. egregious-adj; Conspicuously bad. voluble-adj; Speaking easily; talkative. defalcation-noun; embezzlement. mendacious-adj; Dishonest. inception-noun; The start; beginning. rancor-noun; Bitter hatred. stolid-adj; Showing or feeling little emotion. |
| 11.29.98 |
protract-verb; To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong. osculate-verb; To kiss. trenchant-adj; Incisive; well constructed. perfidious-adj; disloyal; not trustworthy. circumspect-adj; cautious, wary. |
| New words as of 11.26.98 |
diatribe-noun; A bitter, abusive denunciation. seriatim-noun; One after another; in a series. numen-noun; A presiding divinity or spirit of a place. occiput-noun; The back part of the head or skull. gravamen-noun; Law. The part of a charge or an accusation that weighs most substantially against the accused. |
| New words as of 11.25.98 |
extricate-verb; To free, disentangle. onerous-adj; involving or imposing a burden. pleonasm-noun; The use of more words than are necessary; redundancy. Sword of Damocles-noun; An impending disaster. distend-verb; to swell or grow. |
| New words as of 11.17.98 |
aphelion-noun; The point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun. welkin-noun; The vault of heaven; the sky. immix-verb; to commingle, blend admix-verb; to mix or blend henotheism-noun; Belief in one god without denying the existence of others. |
| New words as of 11.15.98 ***First List!*** |
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kaput-adj; Having been destroyed; wrecked. iconoclast-noun; One who destroys sacred religious images. traduce-verb; To slander. posthumous-adj; Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. daedal-adj; Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate. |
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