Word of the Day Archive/January 2005
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transmute:
to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another.
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galumph:
to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
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rejoinder:
an answer to a reply.
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distrait:
divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.
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lubricious:
lewd; also, slippery or smooth.
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putsch:
an attempt to overthrow a government.
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impervious:
impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected.
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cosmopolite:
a cosmopolitan person.
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eldritch:
unearthly; weird; eerie.
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indurate:
to make hard; to harden.
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slake:
to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen.
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profuse:
plentiful; copious.
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hubris:
overbearing pride or presumption.
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apogee:
the highest point.
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voluble:
characterized by a ready flow of speech.
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bibulous:
of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol.
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omnipresent:
present in all places at the same time.
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forlorn:
sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.
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evince:
to show in a clear manner.
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seriatim:
in a series; one after another.
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coruscate:
to give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light.
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turpitude:
baseness; depravity.
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moiety:
a half; a small part.
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bete
noire: something or someone particularly detested or avoided.
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stasis:
a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
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extirpate:
to eradicate; to destroy.
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perdurable:
very durable; long lasting.