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Word of the Day

August 2011
18
Thursday
Aboriginal (adj)- primitive, native
19
Friday
Abscond (v)- depart, secretly hide
22
Monday
Absolve (v)- pardon
23
Tuesday
Accede (v)- agree
24
Wednesday
Adhibit (v)- To let in; admit in court of law
25
Thursday
Aerifeous (adj)- Containing or conveying air
26
Friday
Alalia (n)- Inablility to speak by impariment or organ damage
29
Monday
Amortize (v)- To extinguish a debt by payments to a creditor
30
Tuesday
Anfractuous (adj)- Torturous; many winding passages
31
Wednesday
Aphlogistic (adj)- Flameless, light by incandesence
September 2011
1
Thursday
Appulsion (n)- The act of striking against
2
Friday
Arcuate (adj)- Bent or curved like a bow; arched
6
Tuesday
Azzimina (n)- Elaborate, metallic decoration in damask patterns
7
Wednesday
Beatific (adj)- Making blessed or blissful
8
Thursday
Bifarious (adj)- Two ranked
9
Friday
Bonzer (n)- A stroke of good luck
12
Monday
Boondoggle (n)- A wasteful or unneccessary project
13
Tuesday
Cajon (n)- Canyon with steep sides
14
Wednesday
Calcariferous (adj) bearing spurs
15
Thursday
Calvities (n)- Baldness, Especially on the back of the head
20
Tuesday
Concatenate: to link together
21
Wednesday
Cranny- A narrow opening
22
Thursday
Cumber: to hinder or obstruct
23
Friday
Dawdle: To waste time
26
Monday
Decollate: To behead
27
Tuesday
Devefnestrate: to push through a window
28
Wednesday
Deter: to prevent by fear or difficulty
29
Thursday
Dromophobia: fear of crossing streets
October 2011
3
Monday
Ebuliant: showing excitement
4
Tuesday
Eclectic: selective; composed of elements drawn from diverse sources
5
Wednesday
Enorvate: weather
6
Thursday
Fallacious: False
7
Friday
Fatuous: Foolish
12
Wednesday
Feral: wild
13
Thursday
Fetter: Shackle
14
Friday
Gannent: entire range
17
Monday
Gauche: Clumsy
18
Tuesday
Gregarious: Sociable, talkative
19
Wednesday
Haggard: wasted money
20
Thursday
Humdrum: Study of Fish
24
Monday
Iconoclastic: attacking cherished traditions
25
Tuesday
Idiosyncrasy- individual trait, usually odd in nature
26
Wednesday
Ignominy: Deep shame
27
Thursday
Imbroglio: Complicated situation
28
Friday
Imbue: fill
31
Monday
Immutable: undamagable
November 2011
1
Tuesday
Imporvious: Cant be damaged/hurt
2
Wednesday
Implicit: Understood, not explicitly said
3
Thursday
Intransigence: Refusal of any compromise
4
Friday
Innundate: Overwhelm, flood
9
Wednesday
invective: abuse
10
Thursday
iruscible: easily angered
11
Friday
itinecrant: wanderly
14
Monday
jargon: language used by a special group
15
Tuesday
Jaunt: short journey
16
Wednesday
jingoist: extremely aggressive
17
Thursday
Jocular: said or done in a joking manner
18
Friday
Joccand: merry
21
Monday
Juanta: involved in political takeover
22
Tuesday
Juxtapose: place side by side
29
Tuesday
Kindle: to inspire
30
Wednesday
Kleptomaniac: person who compulsively steals
December 2011
1
Thursday
Labyrinth- maze
2
Friday
Lachrymose- producing tears
5
Monday
Languish- lose animation or strength
6
Tuesday
Lascivious- lastful
7
Wednesday
Laud- praise
8
Thursday
Levity- lack of seriousness
9
Friday
Lexicon- dictionary
12
Monday
Licentious- levid
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Tuesday
Lillipution - really small
14
Wednesday
Lithe- flexible
15
Thursday
Loquacious- talkative

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