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Word of the Day Archive
March 2001
- idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession.
- succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
- piebald: mottled; also, mixed.
- mollify: to reduce in intensity; to soothe; to soften.
- staid: steady or sedate in character.
- prima facie: at first view.
- exemplar: an ideal model or type.
- recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits.
- nosegay: a bouquet.
- wan: pale; also, lacking vitality or intensity.
- digerati: persons knowledgeable about computers.
- avuncular: resembling an uncle, as in kindness or indulgence.
- nebbish: a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.
- cadge: to beg; to sponge.
- minatory: threatening; menacing.
- quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; also, rest; death.
- sagacious: of keen penetration and judgment; wise.
- feckless: ineffective; weak; worthless.
- invective: insulting or abusive language.
- sartorial: of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing.
- puckish: whimsical; mischievous; impish.
- abulia: loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.
- small beer: weak beer; also, matters of little importance.
- vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
- nimbus: a dark gray rain cloud; also, a halo, an aura.
- overweening: overbearing; also, excessive.
- insuperable: incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome.
- effete: infertile; also, worn out; also, decadent, effeminate.
- spry: nimble.
- luminary: any body that gives light; also, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement.
- ignoble: not noble.
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