December 30, 2018
Acumen – n. – keen insight
December 31, 2018
Castigate – v. – severely criticize
January 1, 2019
Ephemeral – adj. – short-lived or fleeting
January 2, 2019
Myopic – adj. – near-sighted
January 3, 2019
Sagacity – adj. – wisdom
January 4, 2019
Caprice – adj. – a whim, an unmotivated decision
January 5, 2019
Engender – v. – cause or produce
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December 23, 2018
Entopic – adj. – occurring inside the eye
December 24, 2018
Punim – n. – a person’s face
December 25, 2018
Graphology – n. – the study of handwriting
December 26, 2018
Telic – adj. – directed or tending to a definite end
December 27, 2018
Deictic – adj. – denoting a word whose meaning depends on context
December 28, 2018
Fortissimo – adv. – very loud or loudly
December 29, 2018
Septennium – n. – a specified period of seven years
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December 16, 2018
Animism – n. – attribution of a living soul to inanimate things
December 17, 2018
Paronym – n. – a word derived from another with related meaning
December 18, 2018
Loosey-goosey – adj. – relaxed and comfortable
December 19, 2018
Oleaginous – adj. – rich in, coverered with or producing oil
December 20, 2018
Typo – n. – a typographical error
December 21, 2018
Parol – adj. – given or expressed orally
December 22, 2018
Dialect – n. – a language variety peculiar to a specific population
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December 9, 2018
Oceanid – n. – a sea nymph
December 10, 2018
Coterie – n. – a small group of people with shared interests
December 11, 2018
Emoji – n. – a small digital image or icon used to express and idea or emotion
December 12, 2018
Jeroboam – n. – a wine bottle four times the normal size
December 13, 2018
Vivarium – n. – a structure for keeping animals under seminatural conditions
December 14, 2018
Pendragon – n. – title for an ancient prince holding supreme power
December 15, 2018
kinesics – n. – the study of body movements as non-verbal communications
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December 2, 2018
Deontic – adj. – relating to duty and obligation as ethical concepts
December 3, 2018
Lipogram – n. – writing in which a letter is systematically omitted
December 4, 2018
Bilbo – n. – a sword noted for it’s elastic blade
December 5, 2018
Recessionista – n. – a woman dressing fashionably on a budget
December 6, 2018
Odium – n. – widespread hatred or disgust for someone
December 7, 2018
Duodenary – n. – relating to or based on the number 12
December 8, 2018
Cosplay – n. – the practice of dressing up as a character
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Jejune – adj. – naive, simplistic and superficial
November 25, 2018
Interfuse – v. – to join or mix together
November 26, 2018
Coxcomb – n. – a vain and conceited man
November 27, 2018
Vigneron – n. – a person who cultivates grapes for winemaking
November 28, 2018
Kaddish – n. – an ancient Jewish prayer sequence
November 29, 2018
Polymath – n. – a person of wide knowledge or learning
November 30, 2018
Ennui – n. – a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction
December 1, 2018
Adoral – adj. – relating to the side where the mouth is
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November 18, 2018
Hacek – n. – a dicritic mark indicating modification of sound
November 19, 2018
Chef-d’oeuvre – n. – a masterpiece
November 20, 2018
Apathetic – adj. – showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm or concern
November 21, 2018
Grok – v. – to understand intuitively or by empathy
November 22, 2018
Brusque – adj. – abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
November 23, 2018
Dittohead – n. – an unquetioning supporter of an idea or opinion
November 24, 2018
Sacerdotal – adj. – relating to priests or the priesthood
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November 11, 2018
Jefe – n. – a boss or leader, person in charge
November 12, 2018
Sagacious – adj. – wise or shrewd
November 13, 2018
Veriest – adj. – the degree to which a description applies
November 14, 2018
Entity – n. – a thing with distict and independent existence
November 15, 2018
Livid – adj. – furiously angry
November 16, 2018
Punitive – adj. – inflicting or indended as punishment
November 17, 2018
Sporadic – adj. – occurring at irregular intervals
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November 4, 2018
Nummular – adj. – relating to coin or coins
November 5, 2018
Quale – n. – a quality or property as experienced by someone
November 6, 2018
Thrive – v. – to grow or develop well or vigorously
November 7, 2018
Hendecagon – n. – a plane figure with 11 straight sides
November 8, 2018
Passata – n. – a thick paste made from sieved tomatoes
November 9, 2018
Tutelary – adj. – serving as a protector, guardian or patron
November 10, 2018
Tansu – n. – a Japanese chest of drawers or cabinet
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October 28, 2018
Denouement – n. – the final resolution of a plot
October 29, 2018
Emotive – adj. – arousing or able arouse intense feeling
October 30, 2018
Bildungsroman – n. – a novel dealing with one person’s formative years
October 31, 2018
Beleaguer – v. – lay siege to
November 1, 2018
Whippersnapper – n. – a young inexperienced person considered presumptuous or overconfident
November 2, 2018
Terpsichorean – adj. – relating to dancing
November 3, 2018
Muskeg – n. – a swamp or bog in northern North America
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Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.
Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.
