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Word Of The Day Archives - February 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
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| nebulous (adj) |
vague |
| nebulousness |
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At best, my understanding of physics is nebulous. |
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| Similar Words: |
cloudy, indefinite |
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Friday, February 2, 2007
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| mete (v) |
parcel (out) |
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The king insisted on personally meting out punishment in his realm. |
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| Similar Words: |
distribute |
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Saturday, February 3, 2007
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| incursion (n) |
raid |
| incursive |
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The enemy made a surprise incursion into one of our strongholds. |
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| Similar Words: |
invasion |
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Sunday, February 4, 2007
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| virtuoso (n) |
master, in arts |
| virtuosity |
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As a child, Mozart was virtuoso on the piano. |
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| Similar Words: |
maestro |
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Monday, February 5, 2007
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| mendicant (n) |
beggar |
| mendicancy |
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A homeless mendicant approached my classmates to ask for money for dinner. |
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| Similar Words: |
panhandler |
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
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| belabor (v) |
repeat |
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Please don't belabor the point; I understood you the first time. |
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| Similar Words: |
overuse |
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
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| keen (adj) |
clever |
| keenness |
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A keen mind can make up for a soft body. |
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| Similar Words: |
sharp |
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Thursday, February 8, 2007
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| apprehension (n) |
fearfulness |
| apprehensive |
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The shy little boy was full of apprehension for his first day of school. |
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| Similar Words: |
unease, dread |
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Friday, February 9, 2007
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| euphoria (n) |
feeling of exaggerated happiness |
| euphoric |
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Our whole town was in euphoria when the trapped miners emerged alive. |
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| Similar Words: |
elation |
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
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| anecdote (n) |
amusing narrative |
| anecdotal |
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My grandfather's anecdotes always held us in rapt attention. |
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| Similar Words: |
narrative, sketch |
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
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| morbid (adj) |
unwholesome |
| morbidity |
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The young boy had a morbid fascination with cancer and death. |
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| Similar Words: |
pathological |
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Monday, February 12, 2007
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| disparate (adj) |
scattered |
| disparateness |
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The English professor's demonstration project in biology reflected his disparate talents. |
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| Similar Words: |
eclectic |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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| disdainful (adj) |
scornful |
| disdain; disdainfulness |
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Why are you so disdainful of the poor? Weren't your parents poor at one time? |
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| Similar Words: |
contemptuous |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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| invidious (adj) |
causing ill will |
| invidiousness |
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The chairman's invidious comments turned club member against club member. |
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| Similar Words: |
hateful, odious, calumnious |
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
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| diatribe (n) |
tirade |
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Over and over, my teacher delivered a diatribe on the perils of not studying for final exams. |
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| Similar Words: |
harangue, denunciation |
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Friday, February 16, 2007
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| exorbitant (adj) |
extreme |
| exorbitance |
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We paid an exorbitant price to park our car in New York City, but we had no choice. |
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unreasonable, unconscionable |
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
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| schism (n) |
split |
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A schism permanently divided our faculty into two warring camps. |
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| Similar Words: |
fault, rift |
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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| comport (v) |
behave |
| comportment |
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Did the students comport themselves well at the school dance? |
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| Similar Words: |
deport |
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Monday, February 19, 2007
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| inherent (adj) |
existing as an essential part |
| inherence |
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Musical talent seems to be inherent in my family. |
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intrinsic, innate |
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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| resilient (adj) |
having ability to recover |
| resilience |
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My resilient neighbors never looked back after a fire destroyed their house. |
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| Similar Words: |
flexible, elastic |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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| itinerant (adj) |
traveling |
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My grandfather was an itinerant farm worker, migrating back and forth from California to the Midwest. |
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| Similar Words: |
migrant, peripatetic |
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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| impeccable (adj) |
flawless |
| impeccability |
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The young player's impeccable jump shop led to a spot in the starting five on the basketball team. |
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| Similar Words: |
ideal, faultless |
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Friday, February 23, 2007
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| myriad (adj) |
numerous |
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Surprisingly, myriad species of fish inhabit my small pond. |
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| Similar Words: |
countless |
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Saturday, February 24, 2007
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| venial (adj) |
excusable |
| veniality |
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To have a chance of joining the FBI, you must stay out of trouble; avoid even minor, venial offenses. |
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| Similar Words: |
trifling, minor |
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
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| epistle (n) |
letter |
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When you were at camp, did you send any epistles to your parents? |
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| Similar Words: |
dispatch, communication |
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Monday, February 26, 2007
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| rebuke (v) |
sharply criticize |
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Do you think the legislature should rebuke the senator for his apparent conflict of interest? |
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| Similar Words: |
admonish, reprove, reproach, reprimand |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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| accost (v) |
approach and confront |
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The pushy salesman accosted me in the park and would not stop talking. |
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| Similar Words: |
interrupt |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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| foist (v) |
force upon |
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| Sentence: |
Please do not try to foist your views upon me; if it want your views, I will ask for them. |
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| Similar Words: |
burden, compel |
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