Words of the Day

The following is the current archive of the words of the day.

Jan 5	malpractice	(n) - Improper or negligent treatment of a patient, as by a physician, resulting in injury, damage, or loss
Jan 6	malady	(n) - 1 .A disease, a disorder, or an ailment; 2 .An unwholesome condition.
Jan 7	malice	(n) - A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite
Jan 8	malicious	(adj) - 1. Having the nature of or resulting from malice; 2. Deliberately harmful
Jan 9	malinger	(v) - To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work
Jan 12	malnutrition	(n) - Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods
Jan 13	malevolent	(adj) - 1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious; 2. Having an evil or harmful influence
Jan 14	malaise	(n) - 1. A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; 2. A general sense of depression or unease
Jan 15	malignant	(adj) - 1. Showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil; 2. Threatening to life
Jan 16	malcontent	(adj) - Dissatisfied with existing conditions
Jan 20	unique	(adj) - Being the only one of its kind
Jan 21	unicycle	(n) - A vehicle consisting of a frame mounted over a single wheel and usually propelled by pedals
Jan 22	unicellular	(adj) - Having or consisting of one cell; one-celled
Jan 23	unification	(n) - 1. The process of unifying or uniting; union; 2. The state or condition of being unified
Aug 26	beneficial	(adj) - advantageous; helpful
Aug 27	beneficent	(adj) - performing acts of kindness or charity
Aug 28	beneficiary	(n) - a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages
Aug 29	benefactor	(n) - One that gives aid, especially financial aid
Sep 2	lucent	(adj) - clear, luminous, lucid
Sep 3	luculent	(adj) - clearly understood
Sep 4	lucid	(adj) - clearly expressed and easy to understand
Sep 5	elucidate	(v) - to explain very clearly something that is difficult to understand
Sep 8	negative	(adj) - bad or harmful; considering only the bad qualities of a situation
Sep 9	negate	(v) - to prevent something from having any effect
Sep 10	negligent	(adj) - guilty of or characterized by neglect; lazily careless
Sep 11	negligible	(v) - too slight or unimportant to have any effect
Sep 12	renege	(v) - to not do something that was promised
Sep 15	sympathy	(n) - a feeling of support for another, esp. one who is in sorrow or trouble
Sep 16	empathy	(n) - the ability to understand someone else's feelings and problems
Sep 17	telepathy	(n) - communication between minds by some means other than normal senses
Sep 18	pathos	(n) - the quality that something or someone has that makes you feel pity and sadness
Sep 19	apathy	(n) - the feeling of not being interested in something
Sep 22	solitude	(n) - the state of being alone
Sep 23	solitary	(adj) - the only thing in one place
Sep 24	solitaire	(n) - 1. a card game for one player 2. a piece of jewelry that has only one jewel in it
Sep 25	soloist	(n) - a musician who performs alone
Sep 26	soliloquy	(n) - a long speech made by an actor who is alone on the stage
Sep 29	archetype	(n) - the most typical of a group; the original in which all of the same kind are copied
Oct 1	archrival	(n) - the primary person or group you compete with
Oct 2	archenemy	(n) - the primary person or group who is hostile towards you
Oct 3	archconservative	(n) - a person who holds extremely conservative views
Oct 6	solar	(adj) - relating to the sun or the sun's power
Oct 7	solarium	(n) - a glass-enclosed room exposed to the sun's rays
Oct 8	ocular	(adj) - of, pertaining to, or for the eyes
Oct 10	oculist	(n) - eye doctor
Oct 13	graphic	(adj) - 1. giving a clear and effective picture; vivid 2. relating to a drawing or printing
Oct 14	graphite	(n) - a soft black substance that is a type of carbon and is used in pencils
Oct 15	graphologist	(n) - one who studies handwriting in order learn about a person's character
Oct 16	lithographic	(adj) - made by a printing process where the printed image is created from smooth plate with ink attracting and repealling areas
Oct 20	manual	(adj) - operated or done by hand
Oct 21	manufacture	(v) - to use machines to make goods, usually in large numbers
Oct 22	manuscript	(n) - 1. a book or piece of writing before it is printed 2. An old book written by hand before printing was invented
Oct 23	manumit	(v) - to release from slavery or servitude
Oct 24	manumission	(n) - the act of manumitting (releasing from slavery or servitude)
Oct 27	vacant	(adj) - 1. empty and available for someone to use 2. devoid of thought or reflection
Oct 28	evacuate	(v) - to move people from a dangerous place to a safe place
Oct 29	vacuum	(n) - 1. a space that is completely empty of all air or gas 2. a situation in which someone or something is missing or lacking
Oct 30	vacuous	(adj) - 1.without contents; empty 2. lacking ideas or intelligence
Oct 31	vacation	(n) - a time that is spent not working or not at school, especially time spent in another place for enjoyment
Nov 5	metric	(adj) - using, or related to, the metric system (a system of measurement based on meters, kilograms, and seconds)
Nov 6	odometer	(n) - an instrument for measuring distance traveled
Nov 7	pedometer	(n) - an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken
Nov 10	vision	(n) - 1. the ability to see 2. the area that you can see 3. an idea of what you think something should be like
Nov 11	visionary	(n) - someone who has a clear idea of how something can be better in the future
Nov 12	envision	(v) - to imagine something as a future possibility
Nov 13	visual	(adj) - relating to seeing or to your sight
Nov 14	vista	(n) - a view or outlook, especially one seen through a long passage, as between rows of houses or trees
Nov 17	chronology	(n) - 1. the sequential order in which past events occur 2. a reference work organized according to the dates of events.
Nov 18	chronological	(adj) - arranged according to when things happened
Nov 19	chronic	(adj) - lasting a long time or recurring often
Nov 20	chronicle	(n) - a written record of historical events, arranged in order in which they happened
Nov 21	chronometer	(n) - an instrument for measuring time precisely
Nov 24	brevity	(n) - the quality of expressing something in very few words, or continuing for only a short time
Nov 25	abbreviation	(n) - the short form of a word used in writing
Nov 26	abbreviated	(adj) - shortened; made briefer
Dec 1	equity	(n) - the quality of being fair or impartial
Dec 2	equitable	(adj) - just and right; fair; reasonable
Dec 3	equidistant	(adj) - equally distant
Dec 4	equivocal	(adj) - 1. deliberately not clear or definite in meaning 2. difficult to understand or explain
Dec 5	equivalency	(n) - the state or condition of being equivalent (equal)
Dec 8	intramural	(adj) - Existing or carried on within the bounds of an institution, especially a school
Dec 9	intravenous	(adj) - Within or administered into a vein
Dec 10	intrapersonal	(adj) - Existing or occurring within the individual self or mind
Dec 11	intracellular	(adj) - Occurring or situated within a cell or cells
Dec 12	intramolecular	(adj) - Within a molecule
Dec 15	nonsense	(n) - 1. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning; 2. Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd
Dec 16	nonsequitur	(n) - A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
Dec 17	nonessential	(adj) - Having little or no importance; not essential
Dec 18	nonstandard	(adj) - Varying from or not adhering to the standard
Dec 19	noninvasive	(adj) - Not penetrating the body, as by incision or injection
Dec 22	pseudonym	(n) - A fictitious name, especially a pen name
Dec 23	pseudoscience	(n) - A theory, methodology, or practice that is considered to be without scientific foundation
Jan 5	malpractice	(n) - Improper or negligent treatment of a patient, as by a physician, resulting in injury, damage, or loss
Jan 6	malady	(n) - 1 .A disease, a disorder, or an ailment; 2 .An unwholesome condition.
Jan 7	malice	(n) - A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite
Jan 8	malicious	(adj) - 1. Having the nature of or resulting from malice; 2. Deliberately harmful
Jan 9	malinger	(v) - To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work
Jan 12	malnutrition	(n) - Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods
Jan 13	malevolent	(adj) - 1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious; 2. Having an evil or harmful influence
Jan 14	malaise	(n) - 1. A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; 2. A general sense of depression or unease
Jan 15	malignant	(adj) - 1. Showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil; 2. Threatening to life
Jan 16	malcontent	(adj) - Dissatisfied with existing conditions
Jan 20	unique	(adj) - Being the only one of its kind
Jan 21	unicycle	(n) - A vehicle consisting of a frame mounted over a single wheel and usually propelled by pedals
Jan 22	unicellular	(adj) - Having or consisting of one cell; one-celled
Jan 23	unification	(n) - 1. The process of unifying or uniting; union; 2. The state or condition of being unified