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Word Of The Day Archives - June 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
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| bogus (adj) |
fake |
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Sadly for the kids, the $100 bill they had found turned out to be bogus. |
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| Similar Words: |
counterfeit, sham |
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Saturday, June 2, 2007
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| multifarious (adj) |
of great variety |
| multifariousness |
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| Sentence: |
Many famous entertainers can exhibit a multifarious display of talent -- singing, acting, dancing, and more. |
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| Similar Words: |
diverse |
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Sunday, June 3, 2007
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| domineering (adj) |
controlling arbitrarily |
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| Sentence: |
The woman's domineering attitude drove away friends who did not want to be told what to do. |
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| Similar Words: |
imperious, authoritarian, overbearing, dictatorial |
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Monday, June 4, 2007
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| squander (v) |
waste |
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The prodigal heir managed to squander a fortune in only a few years. |
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| Similar Words: |
dissipate |
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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| laity (n) |
persons not part of church hierarchy |
| lay |
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The laity, not the minister, controlled our church. |
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| Similar Words: |
congregation |
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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| portend (v) |
foretell |
| portent, portentous |
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The king's death portended a deep depression in the country. |
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| Similar Words: |
presage, augur |
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
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| proficient (adj) |
able |
| proficiency |
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| Sentence: |
Has practice made you proficient at golf? |
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| Similar Words: |
skilled |
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Friday, June 8, 2007
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| wary (adj) |
watchful |
| wariness |
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Are you keeping a wary eye on the brewing trouble? |
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careful, vigilant |
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Saturday, June 9, 2007
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| diversion (n) |
amusement |
| divert |
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When you get home from work in the evening, what are your favorite diversions? |
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| Similar Words: |
entertainment |
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
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| efficacy (n) |
effectiveness |
| efficacious |
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The efficacy of the new drug is doubtful; the latest clinical trials have been disappointing. |
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| Similar Words: |
usefulness |
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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| deference (n) |
respect |
| deferential |
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Always show deference to your teachers; they deserve respect. |
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| Similar Words: |
submission, yielding |
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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| purvey (v) |
furnish food |
| purveyance |
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My company purveys fresh fish and meat to restaurants. |
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| Similar Words: |
provision |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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| dint (n) |
force |
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By sheer dint of his personality, the activist persuaded the town to end its unfair tax policies. |
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| Similar Words: |
means |
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
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| divulge (v) |
make known |
| divulgence |
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| Sentence: |
Please do not divulge to anyone the secrets that I have told you. |
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| Similar Words: |
reveal, disclose, expose |
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Friday, June 15, 2007
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| abominable (adj) |
detestable |
| abominableness |
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The Needle's abominable career as an assassin lasted almost 20 years. |
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| Similar Words: |
loathsome |
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
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| lassitude (n) |
sluggishness |
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Never approach a job with lassitude; you will endanger your future. |
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languor, weariness, lethargy, listlessness, torpor |
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
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| facilitate (v) |
make easier |
| facilitation |
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The new commerce treaty with Europe facilitated the free flow of goods. |
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| Similar Words: |
assist, simplify |
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Monday, June 18, 2007
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| toady (n) |
fawning flatterer |
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If you want to earn the disrespect of your colleagues, then act like a toady around your boss. |
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| Similar Words: |
lackey, sycophant |
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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| cynical (adj) |
believing the worst in others |
| cynic, cynicism |
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| Sentence: |
I had to listen to a coldly cynical speech by a politician I once respected. |
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| Similar Words: |
misanthropic |
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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| usurp (v) |
seize |
| usurpation |
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| Sentence: |
Democracies must stop tyrants from usurping the power of the voters. |
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| Similar Words: |
appropriate, arrogate |
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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| elusive (adj) |
hard to catch |
| elusiveness |
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We spotted the robber several times, but he was too elusive to be caught. |
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| Similar Words: |
slippery |
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Friday, June 22, 2007
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| assert (v) |
state firmly |
| assertion |
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Criminal defendants are entitled to assert their right not to incriminate themselves. |
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| Similar Words: |
aver |
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
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| rancid (adj) |
rotten |
| rancidness |
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A rancid odor from the trash can overwhelmed our kitchen. |
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rank, putrid, fetid |
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
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| reconcile (v) |
settle, resolve |
| reconciliation |
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Are you finally reconciled to your mother's nosiness, or are you still fighting with her about it? |
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| Similar Words: |
accept, resign |
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Monday, June 25, 2007
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| funereal (adj) |
mournful; solemn |
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The parade had a funereal air to it because of the recent loss of the parade marshal. |
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grave, melancholy |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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| cumulative (adj) |
growing by additions |
| cumulativeness |
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The child showed signs of serious depression as the cumulative effect of years of abuse. |
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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| repast (n) |
meal |
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Are you hungry enough for our usual noon repast? |
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| Similar Words: |
dinner, feast |
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
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| credulous (adj) |
gullible |
| credulousness |
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| Sentence: |
If I had not been so credulous, I would have smelled a rat. |
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| Similar Words: |
na?ve |
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Friday, June 29, 2007
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| dictatorial (adj) |
relating to dictatorship |
| dictator |
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| Sentence: |
The dictatorial teacher could not tolerate any dissent in the classroom. |
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| Similar Words: |
imperious, authoritarian, overbearing |
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
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| lilt (n) |
rhythmic manner of speaking |
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| Sentence: |
My teacher's soft lilt calmed the whole class. |
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| Similar Words: |
inflection |
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