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1 | Minatory | menacing; threatening. |
17-Aug-2021 |
2 | zugzwang | in chess, a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect. |
16-Aug-2021 |
3 | ambisinister | clumsy or unskillful with both hands. |
13-Aug-2021 |
4 | flump | to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop. |
12-Aug-2021 |
5 | skerrick | a small piece or quantity; a bit. |
11-Aug-2021 |
6 | hegira | any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place. |
09-Aug-2021 |
7 | Apopemptic | pertaining to leave-taking or departing; valedictory. |
06-Aug-2021 |
8 | tohubohu | chaos; disorder; confusion. |
05-Aug-2021 |
9 | penetralia | the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing. |
04-Aug-2021 |
10 | Satori | sudden enlightenment. |
03-Aug-2021 |
11 | integument | a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. |
02-Aug-2021 |
12 | tocsin | a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells. |
31-Jul-2021 |
13 | irrefragable | not to be disputed or contested. |
30-Jul-2021 |
14 | celerity | swiftness; speed. |
29-Jul-2021 |
15 | Fletcherize | to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
28-Jul-2021 |
16 | noetic | of or relating to the mind. |
27-Jul-2021 |
17 | lexical | of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction |
24-Jul-2021 |
18 | Guttural | being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable |
23-Jul-2021 |
19 | receipt | a paper listing goods and money received |
22-Jul-2021 |
20 | verklempt | overly emotional and unable to speak. |
21-Jul-2021 |
21 | Voracity | Voracity; Voracious [vo·ra·cious] adj. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: “A voracious reader.” |
19-Jul-2021 |
22 | Venality | Venality [ve·nal·i·ty] n. 1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. 2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain: “The venality of a corrupt judge.” |
17-Jul-2021 |
23 | Egregious | Egregious [e·gre·gious] adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. “The judge’s conduct was egregious.” |
16-Jul-2021 |
24 | Episodic | Episodic [ep·i·sod·ic] adj. Happening at irregular intervals. “He has episodic migraines.” |
15-Jul-2021 |
25 | Embellish | Embellish [em·bel·lish] tr.v. 1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2. To add fictitious details to exaggerate the truth: “A dramatic account that embellished the true story.” |
14-Jul-2021 |
26 | Analogous | Analogous [a·nal·o·gous] adj. 1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy. “The brain and the Acme 1000 supercomputer are analogous to each other.” |
13-Jul-2021 |
27 | Metaphor | Metaphor [met·a·phor] n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate something else. Example: “She was drowning in money.” |
10-Jul-2021 |
28 | Progeny | Progeny [prog·e·ny] n.pl. 1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 2. A result of creative effort; a product. |
08-Jul-2021 |
29 | Causative | Causative [caus·a·tive] adj. 1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.” |
06-Jul-2021 |
30 | Ambivalence | Ambivalence [am·biv·a·lence] n. 1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea. |
05-Jul-2021 |
31 | Gratuitous | Gratuitous [gra·tu·i·tous] adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark. |
03-Jul-2021 |
32 | Aplomb | Aplomb [a·plomb] n. Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances. |
02-Jul-2021 |
33 | Arduous | Arduous [ar·du·ous] adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.” 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and arduous process.” |
01-Jul-2021 |
34 | Secular | Secular [sec·u·lar] adj. 1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.” |
30-Jun-2021 |
35 | Oxymoron | Oxymoron [ox·y·mo·ron] n.pl. A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.” |
29-Jun-2021 |
36 | Pervicacious | Pervicacious [per·vi·ca·cious] adj. Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.” |
28-Jun-2021 |
37 | Accoutrement | Accoutrement [ac·cou·tre·ment] n. Additional items of dress or equipment, carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity. The General dressed for battle in shining accoutrements.” |
26-Jun-2021 |
38 | Paradigm | Paradigm [par·a·digm] n. A typical example or pattern of something; a model. “The economic paradigm was flawed.” |
25-Jun-2021 |
39 | Vexatious | Vexatious [vex·a·tious] adj. 1. Full of annoyance or distress; harassed. 2. Causing or creating vexation; annoying. “Her ex-husband put her in a vexatious situation.” |
21-Jun-2021 |
40 | Assiduous | Assiduous [as·sid·u·ous] adj. 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: “An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.” 2. Unceasing; persistent: “Assiduous cancer research.” |
19-Jun-2021 |
41 | Obtuse | Obtuse [ob·tuse] adj. 1. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect. 2. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity. “An obtuse remark.” 3. Not distinctly felt. “An obtuse pain.” |
17-Jun-2021 |
42 | Demure | Demure adj. 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. “Despite her demure appearance, she is an accomplished mountain climber.” |
15-Jun-2021 |
43 | Acrimonious | Acrimonious [ac·ri·mo·ni·ous] adj. 1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: “An acrimonious debate between the two candidates.” |
14-Jun-2021 |
44 | Prolific | Prolific adj. Productive: Producing abundant works or results. “A prolific artist.” “A prolific writer.” |
11-Jun-2021 |
45 | Innocuous | Innocuous adj. 1. Having no adverse effect; harmless. 2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid. “The innocuous looking e-mail actually contained a virus.” |
03-Jun-2021 |
46 | Capricious | Capricious adj. Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. “He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.” |
26-May-2021 |
47 | Visceral | Visceral adj. 1. Instinctual: proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking or intellect. “A visceral business decision.” 2. Emotional: characterized by or showing crude or elemental emotions. |
24-May-2021 |
48 | Cognitive | Cognitive adj. 1. Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception. 2. Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge. “A Cognitive model for success.” |
21-May-2021 |
49 | Specious | Specious adj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious. “A specious argument.” 2. Deceptively attractive. |
20-May-2021 |
50 | Nebulous | Nebulous adj. 1. Lacking definition or definite content. 2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague. “The test results were nebulous and determined to be unusable.” |
12-May-2021 |