Word of the Day Archive/June 2001
-
alfresco:
outdoors; outdoor.
-
-
parse:
to analyze.
-
commensurate:
equal in measure or extent; also, proportionate.
-
paterfamilias:
the male head of a household or the father of a family.
-
rotund:
round; spherical; also, chubby.
-
wag:
a wit.
-
efficacious:
producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect.
-
aegis:
a shield; protection.
-
denouement:
the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic
work.
-
yen:
a strong desire or inclination.
-
irenic:
promoting peace.
-
perorate:
to conclude or sum up a long discourse; also, to speak at length.
-
-
collegial:
characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; also,
collegiate.
-
slaver:
to slobber; to drool.
-
discomfit:
to disconcert; also, to thwart.
-
sere:
dry; withered.
-
gadabout:
one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
-
effusive:
excessively demonstrative.
-
languor:
lack of energy or vitality.
-
bloviate:
to speak or write in a pompous manner.
-
mephitic:
offensive to the smell; also, noxious.
-
-
interlard:
to insert between; to mix.
-
fait
accompli: an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.
-
-
peremptory:
precluding or putting an end to all debate or action.
-
genuflect:
to bend the knee, as in worship; also, to grovel.
-
redolent:
having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent.