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A Word A Day Oct-Feb 2013
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2013

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impudent
Definition
marked by impatience or impulsiveness
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cantankerous
Definition
Difficult to deal with, ill-tempered
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implacable
Definition
impossible to please or satisfy
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uxorious
Definition
excessively devoted or submissive toward one's life
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overmorrow
Definition
day after tomorrow
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filipendulous
Definition
hanging by a thread
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paresthesia/paraesthesia
Definition
a sensation of pricking, tingling, burning etc on the skin
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armscye/armseye
Definition
an opening in a garment for attaching a sleeve
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onomastics
Definition
the study of proper names or terms used in a specialized field
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Don juan
Definition
an obsessive womanizer

14th century spanish nobleman
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shrapnel
Definition
fragments of an exploded bomb, shell or mine

Named after English officer Henry Shrapnel
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Xanthippe/xantippe
Definition
A nagging ill-tempered woman

wife of socrates.
etymology: Xanthos: yellow, hippos: horse
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Casanova
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a man notorious for his many love affairs; a seducer
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silhouette
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the outline of someone or something, filled in with a solid color.
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melancholy
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a pensive, gloomy, depressed state
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salivate
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1.to show great relish in anticipation of something desirable
2. to produce saliva
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lymphatic
Definition
1.Sluggish, lacking energy
2. of or relating to lymph
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sang-froid
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noun: Calmness, especially under stress.
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cenobite
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a member of a religious order living in a monastic community
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aurorean
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of or relating to dawn
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conterminous
Definition
1. Having a common boundary
2. Confined within one common boundary
3. Having the same scope in time and meaning
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praxis
Definition
1. Practice, as opposed to the theory
2. Accepted practice or custom
3. A set of practice exercises
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cogent
Definition
1. convincing or believable
2. relevant
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nugacity
Definition
triviality, futility
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nugacity
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triviality, futility
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pneumonic
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1. of or relating to lungs
2. relating or affected by pneumonia
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nouveau pauvre
Definition
recently impoverished
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nudiustertian
Definition
of or relating to the day before yesterday
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numismatics
Definition
the study or collection of currency, coins, notes and sometimes similar objects like coins
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cumshaw
Definition
a gift or a tip
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purlieu
Definition
1. a neighboring area
2. a place that one frequents or has control; haunt
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abjure
Definition
1. to avoid or abstain from
2. to renounce under oath
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ugsome
Definition
dreadful, loathsome
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behoove
Definition
to be necessary, worthwhile, or appropriate
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conversazione
Definition
a formal gathering for conversation especially on arts, literature etc.
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xerophyte
Definition
a plant adapted to growing in a very dry or desert environment
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subjugate
Definition
to bring under control or to make submissive
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quadrennium
Definition
a period of four years
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wakerife
Definition
wakeful, alert
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whippersnapper
Definition
a person regarded as unimportant and presumptious, especially someone young
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curmudgeon
Definition
an ill-tempered stubborn person, usually an old man
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malingerer
Definition
one who feigns illness in order to avoid work
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nincompoop
Definition
a silly or stupid person
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princox
Definition
a conceited person; coxcomb
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dubious
Definition
1. marked by doubt
2. of questionable character
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hebdomad
Definition
1. a group of seven
2. a period of seven days, a week
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doyen
Definition
noun: the senior member of a group, profession etc.
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decimate
Definition
to destroy a large part of something
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septentrional
Definition
adjective: Northern
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lachrymal
Definition
relating to or inducing tears
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concinnity
Definition
a harmonious arrangement of various parts
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bursiform
Definition
shaped like a pouch or a sac
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wassail
Definition
verb tr.: To toast.
verb intr.: To go from house to house singing carols at Christmas.
noun: 1. A toast to someone's health.
2. A festivity with much drinking.
3. A drink for toasting, especially spiced ale.
4. The singing of Christmas carols going from house to house.
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phantasmagoria
Definition
noun:
1. A shifting scene made up of many elements.
2. A sequence of fantastic imagery, illusions, etc.
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serendipity
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noun: The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by chance. Also, an instance of such a discovery.
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mithridatism
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noun: The developing of immunity to a poison by gradually increasing the dose.
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rhadamanthine
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adjective: Inflexibly just or severe.
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elysian
Definition
adjective: blissful, delightful
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icarian
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adjective: Of or relating to an over-ambitious attempt that ends in ruin.
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kafeeklatch
Definition
an informal gathering for coffee and conversation
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wunderkind
Definition
noun:
1. A child prodigy.
2. A person who achieves great success early in the career.
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gemutlichkeit
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noun: Warm friendliness; comfortableness; coziness.
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blitzkrieg
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noun: 1. An intense campaign, for example, an ad blitz. 2. A swift, sudden military attack, especially aerial bombardment.
verb tr.: To attack or destroy in a sudden campaign.
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kulturkampf
Definition
noun: A cultural conflict, especially one religious in nature.
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pteridology
Definition
noun: The study of ferns.
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knacker
Definition
noun: 1. A person who buys old, sick, or worn-out animals for slaughter.
2. A person who buys old buildings, ships, etc. to break them up for scrap.
verb tr.: To tire out.
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cautelous
Definition
adjective:
1. Cautious.
2. Crafty.
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pervicacious
Definition
adjective: Very stubborn.
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nonsuch
Definition
noun: A person or thing without an equal.
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vegete
Definition
adjective: Lively; active; vigorous.
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emulous
Definition
adjective:
1. Eager to imitate, equal, or to surpass another.
2. Jealous or envious.
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barrack
Definition
verb tr., intr.: 1. To shout in support: to cheer.
verb tr., intr.: 2. To shout against: to jeer.
noun: 3. A building used to house soldiers.
verb tr., intr.: 4. To provide with accommodation.
Term
pauldron
Definition
noun: A piece of plate armor to protect the shoulder.
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Mitty
Definition
noun: An ordinary, timid person who indulges in daydreams involving great adventures and triumphs.
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bidentate
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adjective: Having two teeth or toothlike parts.
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obambulate
Definition
verb intr.: To walk about.
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redoubtable
Definition
adjective: Arousing fear or awe; evoking respect or honor.
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blousy or blowsy or blowzy
Definition
adjective:
1. Having a coarsely ruddy complexion.
2. Disheveled.
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histrionics
Definition
noun:
1. Melodramatic or hysterical behavior calculated for effect.
2. Theatrical performances.
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Hibernian
Definition
adjective: Of or relating to Ireland.
noun: A native or inhabitant of Ireland.
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predial or praedial
Definition
adjective: Of or relating to land, farming, etc.
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Pangloss
Definition
noun: One who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances.
adjective: Blindly or unreasonably optimistic.
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cassandra
Definition
noun: One who prophesies disaster and whose warnings are unheeded.
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Micawber
Definition
noun: An eternal optimist.
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Jeremiah
Definition
noun: A person who complains continually, has a gloomy attitude, or one who warns about a disastrous future.
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Pollyanna
Definition
noun: A naively cheerful and optimistic person.
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gnathic
Definition
adjective: Of or relating to the jaw.
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feint
Definition
noun: A deceptive move, especially in fencing or boxing.
verb: To make a deceptive movement.
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bunbury
Definition
noun: An imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose, especially to visit a place.
verb intr.: To use the name of a fictitious person as an excuse.
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mense
Definition
noun: Propriety, decorum.
verb tr.: To adorn, grace.
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apostle
Definition
noun: A strong supporter or pioneer of a policy, cause, or belief.
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inveigh
Definition
verb intr.: To complain or protest with great hostility.
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morphean
Definition
adjective:
1. Sleep-inducing.
2. Of or related to sleep or drowsiness.
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bacchanal
Definition
noun:
1. A wild and drunken celebration.
2. A drunken reveler.
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terpsichorean
Definition
adjective: Of or relating to dancing.
noun: A dancer.
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protean
Definition
adjective:
1. Assuming many forms: variable.
2. Able to handle many different things, as roles in a play. Versatile.
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Aesculapian or Esculapian
Definition
adjective: Relating to medicine.
noun: A doctor.
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wraith
Definition
noun:
1. A ghost.
2. An apparition of a person supposed to appear just before that person's death.
3. An insubstantial copy of something: shadow.
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