Word of the Day Archive/July 2001
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satiety:
fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
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timorous:
full of apprehensiveness.
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penury:
extreme poverty; also, insufficiency.
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tirade:
a long angry speech.
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aright:
rightly; correctly.
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filial:
of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
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brackish:
somewhat salty; also, distasteful.
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louche:
of questionable taste or morality.
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solecism:
a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
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riposte:
a quick and effective reply by word or act.
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longueur:
a dull and tedious passage in a work of literature or performing art.
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juxtaposition:
a placing or being placed in nearness or side by side.
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vatic:
of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
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crux:
the essential point or feature.
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exegesis:
exposition; explanation.
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carom:
to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
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slake:
to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen.
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cohort:
a group; also, a companion or associate.
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avatar:
an incarnation.
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plus ultra: the highest point; also, the most profound degree.
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exhort:
to urge strongly.
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senescence:
the state of being or growing old.
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Cockaigne:
an imaginary land of ease and luxury.
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skulduggery:
devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity.
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fey:
possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality;
elfin.
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remonstrate:
to present and urge reasons in opposition.
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