Word of the Day Archive for July 2010

lucre - gain in money or goods; profit
favonian - pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild
complaisant - inclined or disposed to please; obliging
euphonious - pleasing or sweet in sound
apogee - the farthest or highest point
ergo - therefore; consequently
cajole - to persuade; to coax
chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic
plethora - excess; superabundance
acrid - sharp and harsh; bitterly pungent
gregarious - enjoying the company of others; sociable
edacious - given to eating; voracious
chichi - affectedly trendy
perquisite - a benefit in addition to salary or wages
furbelow - something showy or superfluous
lionize - to treat as an object of great importance
tutelary - guardian; protecting
synecdoche - a figure of speech
spurious - not genuine; false
numinous - spiritual; sublime
desuetude - the cessation of use; disuse
nabob - a wealthy person
kismet - destiny; fate
rejoinder - an answer to a reply
camarilla - a company of secret and irresponsible advisers
sidereal - relating to the stars or constellations
algorithm - a set of rules, specifying how to solve some problem
otiose - being at leisure; ineffective; useless
luminary - a person who has attained eminence
fealty - fidelity; constancy; faithfulness
conspectus - a general sketch or outline of a subject