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Word Of The Day Archives - November 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
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| replete (adj) |
full of |
| repletion |
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The candidate's after-dinner speech was replete with humor. |
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| Similar Words: |
sated, glutted |
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Friday, November 2, 2007
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| seminal (adj) |
influential because of originality |
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Charles Darwin wrote the seminal book on biology. |
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| Similar Words: |
pre-eminent |
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
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| coterie (n) |
group |
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Our small coterie of model train enthusiasts has been meeting weekly for nearly two decades. |
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| Similar Words: |
retinue, clique |
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Sunday, November 4, 2007
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| onerous (adj) |
burdensome |
| onerousness |
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The task may be onerous, but it will also be rewarding when completed on time. |
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| Similar Words: |
demanding, oppressive |
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Monday, November 5, 2007
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| covet (v) |
unduly desire |
| covetous |
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| Sentence: |
Do not covet your neighbor's goods. |
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| Similar Words: |
envy |
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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| flagrant (adj) |
offensively conspicuous |
| flagrancy |
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If you flagrantly disregard common etiquette, your reputation will suffer. |
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| Similar Words: |
blatant |
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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| courtier (n) |
attendant |
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King Edward's courtiers included magicians and dancers. |
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| Similar Words: |
retinue |
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
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| preternatural (adj) |
surpassing the normal |
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The student's ability to remember names and dates seemed almost preternatural. |
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| Similar Words: |
supernatural |
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Friday, November 9, 2007
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| saga (n) |
heroic legend |
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The saga of Thomas Edison has inspired generations of inventors. |
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| Similar Words: |
epic, tale |
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
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| scorn (n) |
contempt |
| scornful |
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The jaded high school students felt nothing but scorn for the newcomer, with his constant good cheer. |
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| Similar Words: |
disdain |
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
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| palliate (v) |
relieve |
| palliative |
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The king tried and failed to palliate the restiveness of his subjects. |
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| Similar Words: |
mitigate |
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Monday, November 12, 2007
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| puerile (adj) |
child-like |
| puerileness, puerility |
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The tennis player's puerile display of anger on the court led to his suspension. |
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| Similar Words: |
juvenile, immature |
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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| nubile (adj) |
physically suitable for marriage |
| nubility |
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The nubile young girls were not reluctant to display their bodies on the beach. |
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| Similar Words: |
developed |
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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| apex (n) |
top point |
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The apex of my short baseball career was a stand-up double in second grade. |
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| Similar Words: |
summit |
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
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| ferocious (adj) |
with violent energy |
| ferocity |
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The hurricane's ferocious power destroyed most of our county. |
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| Similar Words: |
savage, fierce |
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Friday, November 16, 2007
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| temperance (n) |
moderation |
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My mature daughter approached the freedoms of college with her usual temperance and caution. |
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| Similar Words: |
abstinence, self-restraining |
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
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| stoic (adj) |
without pain |
| stoical |
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The political prisoner's stoic determination in the face of torture became the stuff of legends. |
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| Similar Words: |
impassive |
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
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| fetid (adj) |
foul-smelling |
| fetidness |
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The swamp had a fetid odor emanating from rotting vegetation. |
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putrid, rank, rancid |
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Monday, November 19, 2007
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| turgid (adj) |
swollen, excessively ornate |
| turgidity |
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The young lawyer's turgid prose was inappropriate for a plain business letter. |
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| Similar Words: |
pompous, bombastic |
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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| aberration (n) |
departure from normal |
| aberrant |
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The scholar's poorly-written paper was an aberration from the usual high quality of his work. |
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| Similar Words: |
deviation, anomaly |
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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| fledged (adj) |
ready for flight |
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The baby bird was fully fledged in only two weeks but did not attempt flight for another month. |
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| Similar Words: |
mature |
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
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| circumvent (v) |
evade |
| circumvention |
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| Sentence: |
Why must you always try to circumvent the rules? |
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| Similar Words: |
bypass, detour |
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Friday, November 23, 2007
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| depredate (v) |
vandalize |
| depredation |
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Vandals depredated King Tut's tomb hundreds of years ago. |
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| Similar Words: |
plunder, ransack |
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
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| decry (v) |
publicly condemn |
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The president decried the misdeeds of his former allies. |
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disparage, derogate, deprecate |
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
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| timorous (adj) |
fearful |
| timorousness |
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Even the bravest of people brave can turn timorous under difficult circumstances. |
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| Similar Words: |
timid |
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Monday, November 26, 2007
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| fecund (adj) |
fertile |
| fecundity |
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The fecund soil on my family's new farm would grow anything. |
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| Similar Words: |
productive |
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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| renege (v) |
go back on |
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Are you trying to renege on your bet, or do you play to pay up? |
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| Similar Words: |
repudiate |
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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| preponderance (n) |
superiority in weight or force |
| preponderant |
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The jury decided that the preponderance of the evidence lay with the plaintiff. |
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| Similar Words: |
dominance |
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
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| dross (n) |
waste matter |
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The dross from our local coal mine was piled in mountains near my house. |
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| Similar Words: |
refuse |
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Friday, November 30, 2007
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| tryst (n) |
secretive meeting |
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| Sentence: |
Romeo and Juliet arranged a tryst in the woods, out of sight of either of their feuding families. |
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| Similar Words: |
rendezvous |
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