Word of the Day Archive for November 2009

vitriolic - expressing bitterness or hatred; caustic; scathing
vicissitude - regular change; change in circumstances or fortune
extricate - to release or free from difficulty or entanglement
abeyance - temporary cessation or suppression; suspension
duplicity - acting in bad faith; double-dealing
quixotic - caught up in the idealism or romance of noble deeds
interminable - tiresomely long; seemingly without end
craven - cowardly; lacking even the rudiments of courage
nefarious - wicked in the extreme; abominable; heinous; iniquitous
verisimilitude - the appearance of truth
daedal - complex and ingenious in design or function
acidulous - slightly sour in taste, tone, or manner
benignant - kind; gracious; beneficial; favorable
ingenuous - simple; naive; innocent
perspicacity - clearness of insight or understanding
lugubrious - mournful, dismal, especially in an exaggerated or affected manner
acrimony - a harsh or biting sharpness, as of language, temper, or manners
assiduous - constant in application or attention; attentive; devoted
propinquity - nearness in place, time or relation
solipsism - philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
sagacious - having or showing keen discernment and sound judgment
perfunctory - done merely to complete a duty; performed mechanically or superficially
eminent - high in position, rank, merit or repute; distinguished
dissolute - loose in morals and conduct
vim - power; energy; force; spirit; activity; vigor
recrudescent - breaking out again after temporary abatement or suppression
juxtaposition - a placing or being placed in nearness or side by side
inclement - rough; harsh; stormy; as, inclement weather
discursive - passing from one thing to another
cynosure - anything that attracts attention and admiration; a center of attraction