Word of the Day Archive/Aug. 2004
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apotheosis:
a model of excellence or perfection of a kind.
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fructuous:
fruitful; productive.
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providential:
resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or
appropriate.
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conflate:
to bring together; to meld.
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bloviate:
to speak or write in a pompous manner.
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efface:
to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
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gamine:
an urchin; also, a mischievous girl or young woman.
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senescence:
the state of being or growing old.
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arcanum:
a secret; a mystery.
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flaneur:
one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
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countervail:
to counteract; also, to offset.
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abominate:
to detest intensely.
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foofaraw:
excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial
matter.
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Cockaigne:
an imaginary land of ease and luxury.
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imprimatur:
approval or sanction.
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punctilio:
a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
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excrescence:
something growing out from something else; also, a disfiguring or
unwanted part.
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amicable:
characterized by friendliness and good will.
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fungible:
interchangeable.
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nimbus:
a dark gray rain cloud; also, a halo, an aura.
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eddy:
a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction.
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Methuselah:
an extremely old man.
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bon
vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes.
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copse:
a thicket of small trees.
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contrite:
feeling or expressing grief and regret for sins or offenses.
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sere:
dry; withered.