Word of the Day Archive/December 2004
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ne
plus ultra: the acme; also, the most profound degree.
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empyrean:
the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky.
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malversation:
misconduct in public office.
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cadre:
a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which
an organization is formed.
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exhort:
to urge strongly.
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genuflect:
to bend the knee, as in worship; also, to grovel.
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demur:
to object; also, to delay.
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perfervid:
ardent; impassioned.
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solecism:
a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
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extemporaneous:
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
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forgo:
to do without.
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raiment:
clothing in general; garments.
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aborning:
(while) being produced or born.
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hoi
polloi: the common people; the masses.
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recherche:
exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
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permeate:
to spread or diffuse through.
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germane:
appropriate or fitting; relevant.
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disconsolate:
hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
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languid:
lacking vigor or force.
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etiolate:
to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.
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moil:
to labor; to toil; to drudge.
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exegesis:
exposition; explanation.
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cornucopia:
the horn of plenty; also, an abundance.
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benison:
blessing; benediction.
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punctilious:
precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
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brackish:
somewhat salty; also, distasteful.
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raillery:
good-humored banter or teasing repartee.
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sedition:
incitement of rebellion against lawful authority.
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riposte:
a quick and effective reply by word or act.
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tintinnabulation:
a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.