Word of the Day Archive for January 2012

brindled - having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground
cosher - to treat with fondness
intestable - not capable of making a will
conglobate - to form into a ball or globe
gazump - raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price
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weald - a wooded region or forest
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dharma - basic principles of the cosmos
gubernatorial - of or pertaining to a governor
meretricious - based on pretense; false or insincere
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gastronome - a connoisseur or lover of good food and drink
milksop - an effeminate or weak-minded person
maladroit - lacking adroitness; clumsy; awkward; inept; unskillful
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bemoan - to express deep grief for by moaning or weeping
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timorous - suffering from nervousness; timid; fearful
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interregnum - the time during which a throne is vacant between two reigns
hermitage - the habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence
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profuse - produced or growing in extreme abundance
catarrh - inflammation of a mucous membrane