Word of the Day Archive/July 2000
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concomitant:
accompanying; attending.
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busker:
a street musician.
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turgid:
swollen; bloated; also, bombastic; pompous.
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denizen:
an inhabitant.
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palliate:
to extenuate; also, to relieve.
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improvident:
lacking foresight; negligent; thoughtless.
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inimical:
unfriendly; unfavorable.
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halcyon:
peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
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coeval:
existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
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obtrude:
to thrust out; also, to impose on others.
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cozen:
to defraud; also, to obtain by deceit.
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perfervid:
ardent; impassioned.
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deride:
to laugh at with contempt.
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factotum:
a person employed to do all kinds of work.
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jejune:
lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also, dull.
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evince:
to show in a clear manner.
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cacophony:
harsh or discordant sound.
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perfidy:
faithlessness; treachery.
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onus:
a burden; an obligation.
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tergiversation:
subterfuge; evasion; also, desertion of a cause, party, etc.
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opprobrium:
disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt.
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hoary:
white or gray with age; hence, extremely old.
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tractable:
docile; manageable; governable.
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recumbent:
reclining; lying down.
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prevaricate:
to stray from truth; to equivocate.
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libation:
the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice; also, a beverage.
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quandary:
A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.