Words of the Day
The following is the current archive of the words of the day.
//2009-08-31 | allocate | (v) - to set apart for a particular purpose |
//2009-09-01 | allot | (v) - to divide or distribute by share or portion; |
//2009-09-02 | alloy | (n) - a mixture; an amalgam, esp. of metals |
//2009-09-03 | allocation | (n) - the act of distributing according to a plan |
//2009-09-04 | allocution | (n) - a formal speech, esp. one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature |
//2009-09-08 | adjacent | (adj) - lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring |
//2009-09-09 | adhere | (v) - to stay attached or cling |
//2009-09-10 | advocate | (v) - to speak or write in favor of |
//2009-09-11 | adjoin | (v) - to be close to or in contact with |
//2009-09-14 | abase | (v) - to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade |
//2009-09-15 | abate | (v) - to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
//2009-09-16 | abort | (v) - to fail, cease, or stop at an early or premature stage |
//2009-09-17 | abstain | (v) - to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy |
//2009-09-18 | abhor | (v) - to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate |
//2009-09-21 | aberration | (n) - the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course |
//2009-09-22 | abjure | (v) - to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant |
//2009-09-23 | abdicate | (v) - to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner |
//2009-09-24 | aberrant | (adj) - deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal |
//2009-09-25 | abscond | (v) - to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution |
//2009-09-29 | antiquated | (adj) - continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned |
//2009-09-30 | antithesis | (n) - the direct opposite |
//2009-10-01 | antipathy | (n) - a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion |
//2009-10-02 | antiseptic | (adj) - free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms |
//2009-10-05 | coagulate | (v) - to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal |
//2009-10-06 | coalesce | (v) - to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc. |
//2009-10-07 | coerce | (v) - to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition |
//2009-10-08 | collusion | (n) - a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy |
//2009-10-09 | cohere | (v) - to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass |
//2009-10-12 | philosophy | (n) - the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct |
//2009-10-13 | sophisticated | (adj) - 1) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; 2) complex or intricate |
//2009-10-14 | sophomoric | (adj) - intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature |
//2009-10-15 | sophism | (n) - a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone |
//2009-10-19 | anarchist | (n) - a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom |
//2009-10-20 | anomaly | (n) - a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form |
//2009-10-21 | anathema | (n) - 1) a person or thing detested or loathed; 2) a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication |
//2009-10-22 | annul | (v) - to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate |
//2009-10-23 | anemia | (n) - a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
//2009-10-26 | amoral | (adj) - not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral |
//2009-10-27 | asocial | (adj) - not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society. |
//2009-10-28 | apolitical | (adj) - not involved or interested in politics |
//2009-10-29 | anonymity | (n) - The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged |
//2009-10-30 | anachronism | (n) - something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time |
//2009-11-03 | cognitive | (adj) - of, relating to, or being conscious intellectual activity |
//2009-11-04 | incognito | (adj) - having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice |
//2009-11-05 | cognition | (n) - the act or process of knowing; perception |
//2009-11-06 | cognizant | (adj) - Fully informed; conscious |
//2009-11-09 | commiserate | (v) - to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity |
//2009-11-10 | compliant | (adj) - obeying, obliging, or yielding, esp. in a submissive way |
//2009-11-11 | complicit | (adj) - choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, esp. with others |
//2009-11-12 | communal | (adj) - used or shared in common by everyone in a group |
//2009-11-13 | commonwealth | (n) - 1) a federation of states; 2) any group of persons united by some common interest |
//2009-11-16 | concede | (v) - to grant as a right or privilege; yield |
//2009-11-17 | concord | (n) - 1) agreement between things; harmony; 2) a treaty; compact; covenant |
//2009-11-18 | confide | (v) - 1) to impart secrets trustful; 2) to tell in assurance of secrecy |
//2009-11-19 | conspire | (v) - to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal |
//2009-11-20 | congregation | (n) - 1) A body of assembled people or things; 2) A group gathered for religious worship |
//2009-11-23 | inquisition | (n) - an official investigation, esp. one of a political or religious nature |
//2009-11-24 | query | (n) - a question; an inquiry |
//2009-11-25 | inquisitive | (adj) - given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious |
//2009-11-30 | debacle | (n) - a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout |
