Word of the Day Archive/September 1999
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juju:
an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
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chagrin:
acute vexation or embarrassment.
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métier:
an occupation for which one is especially well suited.
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facile:
performable or attainable with little labor.
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evanescent:
liable to vanish or pass away like vapor.
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quotidian:
of an everyday character; ordinary.
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specious:
apparently correct, but not so in reality.
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indolent:
avoiding labor and exertion; lazy.
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intransigent:
not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
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tortuous:
marked by repeated turns and bends.
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autodidact:
a person who is self-taught.
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fatuous:
weak; silly; stupid; foolish.
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complement:
that which completes.
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taciturn:
not apt to talk or speak.
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maudlin:
easily moved to tears.
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recondite:
incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
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paroxysm:
any sudden and violent emotion; a fit.
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copious:
large in number or quantity.
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exalt:
to praise, glorify, or honor.
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erroneous:
containing or characterized by error.
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prescience:
knowledge of events before they take place.
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obdurate:
hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.
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banal:
commonplace; trivial.