Word of the Day Archive/February 2001
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limn:
to draw or paint; also, to describe.
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vapid:
insipid; flat; dull.
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pernicious:
deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful.
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valetudinarian:
a weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her
health.
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hortatory:
giving strong encouragement; inciting.
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bellicose:
warlike; pugnacious.
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veritable:
real; true; genuine.
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apprise:
to give notice to; to inform.
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maelstrom:
a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool; also, a turbulent state of
affairs.
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dissimulate:
to feign; to pretend.
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adage:
an old saying.
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contrite:
feeling or expressing grief and regret for sins or offenses.
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lacuna:
a missing part; a gap.
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qua:
in the capacity or character of; as.
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iota:
a very small quantity or degree.
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malversation:
misconduct in public office.
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supine:
lying on the back; also, indolent; listless.
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conflagration:
a large and destructive fire.
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errant:
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path;
roving.
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preternatural:
beyond of different from what is natural; inexplicable; extraordinary;
abnormal.