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- September 2010 (26)
- 26: alluring adj.: illecebrous (0)
- 25: alluring adj.: sirenic (0)
- 24: allegation (made without proof or support) n.: ipse dixit (0)
- 23: agitate v.t.: commove (0)
- 22: gloomy (and dark) adj.: tenebrous (0)
- 21: glittering (esp. with gold or tinsel) adj.: clinquant (0)
- 20: glance (which is flirtatious) n.: oeillade [French] (0)
- 19: glide (through the air like a glider) n., v.i.: volplane (0)
- 18: sand (of, relating to, or resembling; sandy) adj.: arenaceous (0)
- 17: rumor v.t.: bruit (0)
- 16: procrastinate v.i.: shilly-shally (0)
- 15: observation (and analysis of matters outside oneself, i.e., of the outside world) n.: extrospection (0)
- 14: oblivion n.: Lethe (0)
- 13: nonbeliever (as in one with no faith or religion) n.: nullifidian (0)
- 12: noisy adj.: clangorous (n.: clangor) (0)
- 11: stingy adj.: penurious (0)
- 10: stingy adj.: mingy (0)
- 09: stingy adj.: cheeseparing (0)
- 08: stingy adj.: costive (0)
- 07: secrecy n.: hugger-mugger (0)
- 06: seclusion (social . . . ) n.: purdah (0)
- 05: scholar (as in person who is very knowledgeable in many areas): polymath (0)
- 04: scoundrel (or rascal) n.: scapegrace (0)
- 03: scan (a quick cursory . . . ) n.: Cook’s tour (0)
- 02: overlap (like roof shingles or fish scales) v.t.: imbricate (0)
- 01: outmoded adj.: démodé [French] (0)
- August 2010 (31)
- 31: fantasy (world, usually invented by children) n. paracosm (0)
- 30: extremist (a political . . . , who often believes in violence to attain an end) n.: sans-culotte [French] (0)
- 29: fallacy (and/or illogical argument) n.: choplogic (0)
- 28: faith (reliance on . . . alone rather than reason, esp. in philosophical or religious matters) n.: fideism (0)
- 27: eye for an eye n.: lex talionis [Latin] (0)
- 26: exuberant adj.: yeasty (0)
- 25: enormous adj.: Bunyanesque (0)
- 24: endure (ability to . . . ) n.: sitzfleisch. [German] (0)
- 23: changeable adj.: labile (0)
- 22: change of mind (esp. regarding one’s beliefs, causes, or policies) n.: bouleversement (0)
- 21: busty adj.: bathycolpian (0)
- 20: burst in (suddenly or forcibly) v.i.: irrupt (0)
- 19: burgeon (lit. bear fruit) v.i.: fructify (0)
- 18: bureaucracy (as in actions of government officials who are pompous but inefficient) n.: bumbledom (0)
- 17: boring (writer or speaker) n.: dryasdust (0)
- 16: boor n.: grobian (0)
- 15: blank slate n.: tabula rasa (0)
- 14: blame v.t.: inculpate (0)
- 13: bland (though wanting to appear grandiose or having pretensions of grandeur) adj.: blandiose (0)
- 12: dominate v.t.: bestride (past tense: bestrode) (0)
- 11: doubt (esp. as in beyond doubt ) n.: peradventure (0)
- 10: domain (as in area of activity or interest) n.: purlieu (0)
- 09: disuse (state of inactivity or . . . ) n.: desuetude (0)
- 08: diversity (as in region populated by people from a diversity of countries or backgrounds) n.: cosmopolis (0)
- 07: skeptical adj.: zetetic (0)
- 06: skirmish n.: velitation (0)
- 05: sister (of or relating to a sister) adj.: sororal (0)
- 04: snakes (of, resembling, or relating to) adj.: ophidian (0)
- 03: snake (of, relating to, or resembling) adj.: colubrine (0)
- 02: sorrowful (often regarding something gone) adj.: elegaic (0)
- 01: sound (which repeats, such as a drumbeat) n.: rataplan (0)
- July 2010 (32)
- 31: resourceful (person) n.: debrouillard (or débrouillard) [French] (0)
- 30: repellent adj.: rebarbative (0)
- 29: repeating (a particular act over and over, often after initial stimulus has ceased) n.: perseveration (0)
- 28: reflex n.: tropism (0)
- 27: incongruity (statement that contains an . . . or is logically impossible; usually not recognized by the speaker) n: Irish Bull (0)
- 27: reddening (or blushing) adj.: erubescent (0)
- 26: incorporate (the ideas or attitudes of others, esp. parents, into one’s own personality) v.t.: introject (0)
- 25: incontrovertible (of or relating to an . . . truth) adj.: apodictic (0)
- 24: animal (lover) n.: zoophilist (0)
- 23: angry adj.: wroth (0)
- 22: analyze (that which has already occurred; i.e., to project into the past) v.t.: retroject (0)
- 21: analyze (logically) v.i.: ratiocinate (0)
- 20: analyze (in minute detail) v.t.: anatomize (0)
- 19: laborious adj.: operose (0)
- 18: knowledgeable (person in many areas) n.: polyhistor (0)
- 17: kiss v.t.: osculate (0)
- 16: deaden v.t.: narcotize (0)
- 15: dawdle (as in idle or waste time) v.i.: footle (0)
- 14: dark (esp. as to the ocean) adj.: aphotic (0)
- 13: dark (and misty and gloomy) adj.: caliginous (0)
- 12: daily adj.: diurnal (0)
- 11: disappointment n.: Apples of Sodom (0)
- 10: digress v.i.: divagate (0)
- 09: different (state or quality of being . . . from others) n.: alterity (0)
- 08: dictator (potential . . . ) n.: man on horseback (0)
- 07: jail n.: durance vile (0)
- 06: isolate (as in consider separately) v.t.: prescind (0)
- 05: self-righteous (hypocritically . . . ) adj.: Pharisaical (0)
- 04: sentimentality (which is excessive or contrived) n.: bathos (0)
- 03: Shakespeare (worship of . . . ) n.: bardolatry (0)
- 02: sideways adv.: crabwise (0)
- 01: shy (and/or sullen and/or socially withdrawn or inexperienced) adj.: farouche (0)
- June 2010 (30)
- 30: reckless adj.: temerarious (0)
- 29: recite (as in mindless repetition of ideas) v.t., v.i.: duckspeak (0)
- 28: recompense (as compensation for damage or loss) n.: quittance (0)
- 27: religious (excessively . . . ) adj.: religiose (0)
- 26: relaxing adj.: calmative (0)
- 25: reformer (political . . . ) n.: goo-goo (0)
- 24: passing gas (of or relating to) adj.: borborygmic (0)
- 23: parting shot n.: Parthian shot (0)
- 22: indelible adj.: ineffaceable (0)
- 21: inconvenience v.t.: discommode (0)
- 20: glance (which is flirtatious) n.: oeillade [French] (0)
- 19: girlfriend (or woman with whom one is in love or has an intimate relationship) n.: inamorata (0)
- 18: gift (extra or unexpected . . . sometimes given with customer’s purchase) n.: lagniappe (0)
- 17: genuine adj.: pukka (0)
- 16: forgivable adj.: venial (0)
- 15: misrepresentation (intended to deceive) n.: false colors (0)
- 14: misrepresentation (deliberate … or concealment) n.: subreption (0)
- 13: futile adj.: bootless (0)
- 12: furious adj.: furibund (0)
- 11: fuss (over a trifling matter) n.: foofaraw (0)
- 10: frenzy (emotional …, esp. as caused by something unattainable) n.: nympholepsy (0)
- 09: frog (of, relating to, or resembling) adj.: ranine (0)
- 08: showy (but cheap or tasteless, or such an object) adj., n. gimcrack (0)
- 07: shantytown (esp. on the outskirts of a city) n.: bidonville (0)
- 06: sex (idiom): slap and tickle (0)
- 05: publicity (or a taste or flair for being in the limelight) n.: réclame (0)
- 04: provocation (as in event that causes or provokes (literally) war or (figuratively) conflict) n.: casus belli (0)
- 03: prude n.: bluenose (0)
- 02: bluff v.t.: four-flush (n.: four-flusher) (0)
- 01: blood (of, relating to, or tinged with) adj.: sanguinolent (0)
- May 2010 (31)
- 31: scoundrel (or rascal) n.: scapegrace (0)
- 30: sentimental (in an excessive or contrived way) adj.: bathetic (0)
- 29: sellout (relating to a . . . of one’s soul to the devil) adj.: Mephistophelean (0)
- 28: self-righteous (hypocritically . . . ) adj.: Pecksniffian (0)
- 27: name (of a person well suited to its owner) n.: aptronym (0)
- 26: movie (lover) n.: cineaste (0)
- 25: kissing (of the hand) n.: baisemain [French] (0)
- 24: foreigner (from another country or place) n.: outlander (0)
- 23: foolish (in a smug or complacent manner) adj.: fatuous (0)
- 22: indifference (esp. on matters of politics and religion) n. Laodiceanism (0)
- 21: indignant (mood) n.: dudgeon (often expressed as “in high dudgeon”) (0)
- 20: disorderly (in a . . . and hasty manner) adv.: pell-mell (0)
- 19: dishonesty n.: improbity (0)
- 18: reward n.: guerdon (0)
- 17: right-handed adj.: dextral (0)
- 16: revived (spec. come back to life) adj.: redivivus (0)
- 15: cemeteries (one who loves . . . ) n.: taphophile (0)
- 14: cautious (tactics, esp. as a means to wear out an opponent) adj.: Fabian (0)
- 13: devilish adj.: Mephistophelean (0)
- 12: despicable (or treacherous) adj.: reptilian (0)
- 11: desirous (strongly . . . ) adj.: appetent (n.: appetence) (0)
- 10: reader (who knows how to read but chooses not to) n.: aliterate (0)
- 09: critic (severe . . . ) n.: aristarch (0)
- 08: crafty (or cunning) adj.: jesuitical (sometimes cap.) (0)
- 07: corruption (place of . . . and filth) n.: Augean (0)
- 06: corrupt (group of . . . politicians) n.: plunderbund (0)
- 05: parting shot n.: Parthian shot (0)
- 04: outdated adj.: antediluvian (0)
- 03: ostrich (of, relating to, or resembling) adj.: struthious (0)
- 02: facade (as in something that is impressive-looking but which hides or covers up undesirable conditions or facts) n.: Potemkin village (0)
- 01: faith (reliance on . . . alone rather than reason, esp. in philosophical or religious matters) n.: fideism (0)
- April 2010 (24)
- 30: crafty (or cunning) adj.: jesuitical (sometimes cap.) (0)
- 29: contrary (stubbornly . . . or disobedient) adj.: froward (0)
- 28: scan (a quick cursory . . . ) n.: Cook’s tour (0)
- 27: scoundrel (or unprincipled person) n.: blackguard (0)
- 26: faultfinding (mania for . . . ) n.: cacoëthes cappendi (0)
- 25: fate n.: kismet (0)
- 24: familiar (being . . . with, including being informed or up-to-date about something) adj.: au fait (0)
- 23: language (coarse, offensive, or abusive . . . ) n.: billingsgate (0)
- 22: laborious adj.: operose (0)
- 21: clear (in thought or expression) adj.: luculent (0)
- 20: lovemaking (of or relating to) adj.: amatory (0)
- 19: chance (by . . . ) adj.: adventitious (0)
- 18: censorship (of arts, theater, or literature) n.: Comstockery (0)
- 17: cautious (tactics, esp. as a means to wear out an opponent) adj.: Fabian (0)
- 16: buzzing (a . . . and droning hum) n.: bombilation (0)
- 15: paralysis (as in the dilemma of being given a choice between two equally appealing alternatives and thus being able to choose neither) n.: Buridan’s ass (0)
- 14: government (characterized by greed and corruption) n.: kleptocracy (0)
- 13: entirety (in the . . . ) adv.: holus-bolus (0)
- 12: hedonist (as in lazy person devoted to seeking pleasure and luxury) n. lotus-eater (0)
- 11: confide (one’s thoughts or feelings) v.t., v.i.: unbosom (0)
- 10: confine v.t.: immure (0)
- 09: alcoholic n.: dipsomaniac (adj.: dipsomaniacal). (0)
- 08: enchant v.t.: ensorcell (or ensorcel). (0)
- 07: word (just the right . . . or phrase) n.: mot juste [French]. (0)
