Topic: Word of the Day

Word Of The Day – For The Week Of July 8, 2018 0






Word Of The Day – For The Week Of July 8, 2018
July 8, 2018
Sempiternal – adj. – eternal and unchanging – everlasting
July 9, 2018
Tump – n. – a small rounded hill or mound
July 10, 2018
Udon – n. – a Japanese thick stripped wheat pasta
July 11, 2018
Orthoepy – n. – the correct or accepted pronunciation of words
July 12, 2018
Catachresis – n. – the use of a word in an incorrect manner
July 13, 2018
Muscovado – n. – unrefined sugar made from sugar cane juice
July 14, 2018
Patrilocal – adj. – a married couple resideing in the husband’s home
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018




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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018
July 1, 2018
Haptic – adj. – relating to the sense of touch
July 2, 2018
Alliteration – n. – repetition of a sound beginning adjacent words
July 3, 2018
Exegesis – n. – critical explanations or interpretation of scripture
July 4, 2018
Coolth – n. – pleasantly low temperature
July 5, 2018
Sothic – adj. – relating to star Sirius
July 6, 2018
Punctum – n. – a small and distinct point
July 7, 2018
Initiand – n. – a person about to be initiated
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018




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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018
June 24, 2018
Habile – adj. – deft or skillful
June 25, 2018
Reposado – n. – tequila which has been aged in oak
June 26, 2018
Pteridology – n. – destiny or fate
June 27, 2018
Regisseur – n. – a person who sates a theatrical production
June 28, 2018
Hominoid – n. – a primate of a group that includes humans
June 29, 2018
Inculcate – v. – to instil by persistent instruction as in ideas, values or attitudes
June 30, 2018
Beget – v. – bring into existence
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018




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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018
June 17, 2018
Eyas – n. – a young hawk taken from its nest for training
June 18, 2018
Sensate – adj. – perceiving or perceived by the senses
June 19, 2018
Paramount – adj. – more important than anything else
June 20, 2018
Portamento – n. – a slide from one note to another
June 21, 2018
Mundane – adj. – lacking interest or exitement; dull or boring
June 22, 2018
Esemplastic – adj. – moulding into one or unifying
June 23, 2018
Pesatarian – n. – a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 10, 2018




Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 3, 2018 0





Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018
Exemplar – n. – someone or thing serving as a typical example
June 4, 2018
Incipit – n. – opening of a manuscript or early printed book
June 5, 2018
Boodle – n. – money, especially that gained or spent illegally
June 6, 2018
Floccose – adj. – covered with or consisting of woolly tufts
June 7, 2018
Ichor – n. – the fluid flowing in the veins of gods
June 8, 2018
Ecdysiast – n. – a striptease performer
June 9, 2018
Gibus – n. – a type of collapsible top hat
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018



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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018
Illiterati – n. – people who are not well educated or well informed
May 28, 2018
Inanimate – adj. – not alive or without life
May 29, 2018
Exemplum – n. – and example or model
May 30, 2018
Distingue – adj. – having a distinguished manner or appearance
May 31, 2018
Perorate – v. – speak at length
June 1, 2018
Salutary – adj. – producing good or beneficial effects
June 2, 2018
Repugnance – n. – intense disgust
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018




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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
Ingratiate – v. – bring oneself into favor with someone through flattery
May 21, 2018
Detrition – n. – the action of wearing something away by friction
May 22, 2018
Diel – adj. – denoting or involving a period of 24 hours
May 23, 2018
Matinal – adj. – relating to or taking place in the morning
May 24, 2018
Fracas – n. – a noisy disturbance or quarrel
May 25, 2018
Guttate – adj. – resembling drops or having drop like markings
May 26, 2018
Fascicle – n. – a separately published instalment of a book
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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of May 13, 2018




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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of May 13, 2018
May 13, 2018
Sorosis – n. – a fleshy multiple fruit, such as a pineapple
May 14, 2018
Ecad – n. – an organism that is modified by its environment
May 15, 2018
Acquisitive – adj. – excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
May 16, 2018
Ullage – n. – amount a container falls short of being full
May 17, 2018
Contre-jour – n. – having the light source behind the subject
May 18, 2018
Fideism – n. – the doctrine that knowledge depends on faith
May 19, 2018
Bourgeoisie – n. – the middle class
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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of May 6, 2018




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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018
Shoo – Exclamation – said to frighten or drive something away
May 7, 2018
Whitesmith – n. – a person who makes articles out of metal
May 8, 2018
Seidel – n. – a beer mug or glass
May 9, 2018
Eudaemonism – n. – a system of ethics based on mazimizing happiness
May 10, 2018
Faineant – n. – an idle or ineffective person
May 11, 2018
Emigre – n. – a person who has left their home country
May 12, 2018
Cognitivist – n. – a person who works in cognitive grammar
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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of April 29, 2018




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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of April 29, 2018
April 29, 2018
Movant – n. – a person applying to a court or judge
April 30, 2018
Enantiodromia – n. – the tendency of things to become their opposites
May 1, 2018
Yod – n. – the Hebrew alphabet’s tenth and smallest letter
May 2, 2018
Gleischschaltung – n. – standarization of instructions in authoritarian states
May 3, 2018
Arrogate – v. – to take or claim without justification
May 4, 2018
Psionic – adj. – relating to the practical use of psychic powers
May 5, 2018
Adhibit – v. – apply or affix to something else
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Word Of The Day – For The Week Of April 22, 2018