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Words Of Day
Word 06

 

  1. chicanery: the use of trickery to deceive.

  2. defenestrate: to throw out of a window.

  3. martinet: a strict disciplinarian.

  4. brummagem: cheap and showy; also, spurious.

  5. cum: with; along with; combined with.

  6. hobbledehoy: an awkward, gawky young fellow.

  7. fustian: pompous or pretentious language.

  8. bonhomie: pleasant and easy manner.

  9. rusticate: to go or send to the country.

  10. stripling: an adolescent youth.

  11. panoply: a splendid or impressive array.

  12. coeval: existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.

  13. salmagundi: a mixture or assortment; also, a kind of mixed dish or salad.

  14. desuetude: disuse.

  15. land of Nod: sleep.

  16. hortatory: serving to encourage or incite.

  17. choler: anger.

  18. expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.

  19. implacable: incapable of being pacified.

  20. patina: a superficial layer.

  21. caveat: a warning or caution.

  22. itinerant: traveling from place to place.

  23. agog: in eager desire.

  24. rebarbative: repellent; irritating.

  25. sporadic: occuring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances.

  26. equipoise: equilibrium; also, counterbalance.

  27. harridan: a scolding, vicious woman.

  28. provenance: origin; source.

  29. microcosm: a smaller, representative system having analogies to a larger system.

  30. gloaming: twilight; dusk.

May 06