Late again, I'm afraid. But here, finally, are this week's words of the day from Dictionary.com:
# stolid: unexcitable; unemotional. # exigency: state of requiring immediate action; also, that which is required in a particular situation. # pernicious: deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful. # fey: possessing or displaying a strange and
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# nostrum: a questionable remedy. # munificent: very generous. # bombinate: to buzz, hum, or drone. # odium: intense hatred or dislike. # abnegate: refuse or deny oneself; also, to give up (rights, claims, etc.). #
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# imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things. # somnolent: drowsy; also, tending to cause sleepiness. # ken: perception, view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. # eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable. # bumptious: crudely, presumptuously, or noisily self-
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# quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing. # crepuscular: pertaining to twilight. # stormy petrel: a type of seabird; also, one fond of bringing strife. # peccadillo: a slight offense; a petty fault. # invidious: tending to provoke envy or ill will. # paladin: a champion of a cause. #
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# flummox: to confuse; to perplex. # grandiloquent: expressed in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. # aegis: a shield; protection. # nescience: lack of knowledge or awareness. # chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful. # impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against. # frisson: a
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# velleity: a slight wish or inclination. # osculation: the act of kissing; a kiss. # ludic: playful. # contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing. # jape: a trick or practical joke. # gambol: to dance and skip about in play. # longueur: a tedious passage in a work of literature or
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Summary: Aftermath of Lost AN: For word of the day challenge. Every word has a sentence one by one they make no sense but put them together they make a story.
# esoteric: intended or understood by chosen few. # scintilla: a tiny amount; a spark. # cormorant: a gluttonous or greedy person. # libation: the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice; also, a beverage. # elucidate: to make clear or manifest. # florid: flushed with red; also, excessively
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