Word of the Day Archive/September 2000
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ascetic:
one who practices extreme self-denial; also, austere, severe.
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excoriate:
to censure scathingly; also, to flay.
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dilettante:
an amateur; also, an admirer or lover of the fine arts.
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truckle:
to act in a subservient manner.
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nugatory:
insignificant; also, ineffectual.
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moiety:
a half; also, a small part.
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variegated:
having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
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convivial:
merry; festive; social.
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posit:
to postulate; also, to suggest; also, set firmly.
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expunge:
to blot out; to obliterate.
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largess:
generosity; also, money or gifts bestowed.
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woebegone:
woeful; also, run-down.
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milieu:
environment; setting.
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accede:
to agree or assent; also, to become a party.
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salient:
noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping.
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obeisance:
an expression of deference.
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felicitous:
apt; also, delightful.
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grandee:
a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman.
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disconsolate:
hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
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malinger:
to feign illness or inability.
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credulous:
inclined to believe too readily.
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tryst:
an appointment (as between lovers) to meet.
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paragon:
a model of excellence or perfection.
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inscrutable:
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.
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soporific:
causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
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congeries:
a collection; an aggregation.
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didactic:
conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson.
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flippant:
lacking proper respect or seriousness.