Word of the Day Archive/December 2001
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pantheon:
the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed
persons.
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surly:
ill-humored and churlish in manner or mood.
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fatidic:
of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy.
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enjoin:
to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid.
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turbid:
muddy; not clear; also, confused; disordered.
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renege:
to go back on a promise or commitment.
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enunciate:
to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or
systematically.
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punctilious:
precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
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foofaraw:
excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial
matter.
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autochthonous:
formed or existing where found.
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gambol:
to dance and skip about in play.
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bowdlerize:
to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
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remunerate:
to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
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discrete:
constituting a separate thing; also, consisting of distinct or
unconnected parts.
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nascent:
beginning to exist or to grow.
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excrescence:
something growing out from something else; also, a disfiguring or
unwanted part.
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refractory:
stubbornly disobedient.
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heterodox:
holding unorthodox opinions.
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conflate:
to bring together; to meld.
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bombinate:
to buzz; to hum; to drone.
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putsch:
an attempt to overthrow a government.
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bilious:
of or pertaining to bile; also, ill-tempered.
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foundling:
an abandoned child.
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bedizen:
to dress or adorn in gaudy manner.
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tintinnabulation:
a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
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cosmopolite:
a cosmopolitan person.
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galumph:
to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
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salad
days: a time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion.
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affray:
a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
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faineant:
doing nothing; idle; also, a do-nothing.
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prink:
to primp.