Word of the Day Archive/June 2000
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disconcert:
to disturb the composure of.
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physiognomy:
the face, with respect to the temper of the mind.
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sempiternal:
everlasting; endless.
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harangue:
a speech addressed to a large public assembly; also, a noisy or
pompous speech.
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supernal:
being on high; celestial.
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rubicund:
inclining to redness; ruddy.
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apothegm:
a terse remark, conveying some important truth.
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wastrel:
a person who wastes; a loafer.
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plangent:
beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness.
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immure:
to inclose within walls, or as within walls.
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rara
avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
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scapegrace:
one who is wild and reckless.
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ruminate:
to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
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hirsute:
shaggy; hairy.
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admonition:
gentle or friendly reproof; friendly warning.
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abrogate:
to annul; to do away with.
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importunate:
troublesomely urgent.
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kitsch:
art in pretentious bad taste.
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monomania:
obsession with single subject only.
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ribald:
characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
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rapacious:
grasping; greedy.
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extirpate:
to root out; to eradicate.
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uxorious:
excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife.
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anodyne:
serving to relieve pain.
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bootless:
unavailing; unprofitable; useless.
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flummox:
to confuse; to perplex.