Word of the Day Archive for October 2010

xenophobia - an unreasonable fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
adamant - not capable of being swayed to pleas or persuasion
copacetic - completely satisfactory; fine
abominate - to hate in the highest degree
misprize - to undervalue; to despise
eructation - the act of belching; a belch
brummagem - cheap and showy; counterfeit
acuity - Sharpness of vision or perception
bowdlerize - to remove content considered offensive
confute - to prove to be false by argument
beholden - Obliged; bound in gratitude
puerile - childish; juvenile
inhere - to be inherent
fugacious - fleeting; lasting but a short time
sapid - full of flavor
vivify - to endue with life; to make alive
provenance - origin; source
lackadaisical - lacking spirit or liveliness
maunder - to talk incoherently
iota - a very small quantity or degree
curio - any unusual article -- perhaps worthy of collecting
umbrage - shade; shadow; obscurity
Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time
asperity - roughness of surface, shound or manner
rubicund - Inclining to redness; ruddy; red.
prolix - unnecessarily long and wordy
firmament - the sky; the heavens
ablution - ritual washing or cleansing
gnomic - Uttering a wise and pithy saying
impecunious - habitually without money; poor
detritus - any product of disintegration; debris