Word Of The Day: Scabrous
scabrous scab-rous [SKAB-ruhs] adjective: 1. full of difficulties.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Fribble
fribble fribb-le [FRIB-uhl] verb: to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Finagle
finagle fi-na-gle [fi-NEY-guhl] verb: to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of)
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Impolitic
impolitic im-pol-i-tic [im-POL-i-tik] adjective: not politic, expedient, or judicious.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Jilt
jilt jilt [jilt] verb: to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Waif
waif waif [weyf] noun: a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Helter-Skelter
helter-skelter hel-ter-skel-ter HEL-ter-SKEL-ter\, adverb: in headlong and disorderly haste
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Hyperhidrosis
hyperhidrosis hy-per-hi-dro-sis [hahy-per-hi-DROH-sis] noun: abnormally excessive sweating.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Rarefied
rarefied rar-e-fied [RAIR-uh-fahyd] adjective: extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted:
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Cyclopean
cyclopean cy-clo-pe-an [sahy-kluh-PEE-uhn, sahy-KLOP-ee-uhn] adjective: gigantic; vast.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Dreck
dreck dreck [drek] noun: 1. worthless trash; junk. 2. excrement; dung.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Psaltery
psaltery psal-te-ry [SAWL-tuh-ree] noun: an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Doggerel
doggerel do-gger-el [DAW-ger-uhl, DOG-er-] adjective: (of verse) a. comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. b. rude; crude; poor.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Gynarchy
gynarchy gyn-ar-chy [JIN-er-kee, GAHY-ner-, JAHY-ner-] noun: government by women.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Troubadour
troubadour trou-ba-dour [TROO-buh-dawr, -dohr, -door] noun: one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and...
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Boniface
09 boniface bon-i-face [BON-uh-feys, -fis] noun: any landlord or innkeeper.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Habiliment
habiliment ha-bil-i-ment [huh-BIL-uh-muhnt] noun; clothes or clothing. b. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life,etc.
View ArticleWord Of The Day: Pari Passu
pari passu pa-ri pas-su [PAH-ree PAHS-soo; Eng. PAIR-ahy PAS-oo, PAIR-ee] adverb: with equal pace or progress; side by side.
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