Word of the Day Archive/March 2000
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indomitable:
not to be subdued; untamable.
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argot:
a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
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impugn:
to call in question; to make insinuations against.
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parsimony:
excessive sparingness in the expenditure of money.
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atrabilious:
irritable; ill-natured.
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peccadillo:
a slight trespass or offense.
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logorrhea:
excessive talkativeness.
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travail:
intense pains; agony.
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acquiesce:
to concur, but not heartily.
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elucidate:
to make clear or manifest
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recalcitrant:
marked by stubborn resistance.
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gravitas:
high seriousness; dignity.
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Ides:
the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day
of the other months.
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mendacious:
given to deception or falsehood.
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emblazon:
to display pompously; to decorate.
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collude:
to conspire; to act in concert.
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risible:
worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
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surcease:
cessation; stop; end.
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adumbrate:
to give a slight representation of; to outline.
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demagogue:
a leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc.
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augury:
an omen; prediction
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fulminate:
to thunder forth menaces.
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sycophant:
a parasite; a toady.
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vitiate:
to make faulty, or imperfect.
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factious:
addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
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purblind:
having greatly reduced vision.