Word of the Day Archive/May 2000
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subterfuge:
a deceptive device or stratagem.
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kismet:
destiny; fate.
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turpitude:
baseness; depravity.
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portentous:
foreboding; ominous.
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facetious:
characterized by wit and pleasantry.
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deign:
to condescend.
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restive:
resisting control.
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schadenfreude:
a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
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pari
passu: at an equal pace or rate.
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mawkish:
sickly or excessively sentimental.
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panache:
dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
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adventitious:
added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
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kvetch:
to complain habitually.
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pejorative:
depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable; belittling.
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cognoscente:
an expert in a certain field.
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alacrity:
a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude.
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bravura:
a showy display.
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vivify:
to animate.
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sonorous:
yielding sound; impressive in sound.
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anathema:
a curse; a person or thing cursed, or intensely disliked.
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laconic:
expressing much in few words.
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deleterious:
hurtful; destructive; pernicious.
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platitude:
a thought or remark which is banal, trite, or stale.
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quash:
to annul; also, to crush; to subdue.
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meretricious:
pertaining to prostitutes; tawdry.
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bumptious:
obtusely and offensively self-assertive.
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laudable:
praiseworthy; commendable.
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inamorata:
a woman whom one is in love with.
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penchant:
a strong liking.