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 Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:01 pm
In the interest of expanding our collective vocabulary: Word of the Dayredivivus: living again; revived; restored
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:09 pm
Bah, I get my words from reading. No better way to expand your vocabulary than to simply extrapolate (Theres a word for ya) definitions from the context.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:34 am
chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:43 am
gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:19 am
panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:19 pm
Oo! What about
"Fecund": prolific, productive
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:24 pm
What makes me laugh a little is that two of those words (maybe three, I'm not sure) are derived from French, which is my first language. Hehe... Oh and here's another rarely used word for you:
Logorrhea: Means in short that the person who suffers from that (yes, it is considered a mental disease, sometimes) speaks in excessive amounts.
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:49 pm
Heh, you get Dictionary.com word of the day too?
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:03 am
assiduous: constant in application or attention.
Yes, on my Google homepage.
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:34 pm
Why ever not? My vocabulary is so elaborate that I have trouble to define the borders of it myself. So, a few suggestions are welcome (generally, the word of the day is already known to me anyway, one way or the other).
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:46 pm
sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests.
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:30 am
voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:48 am
inure: to make used to; also, to take or have effect.
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:20 pm
auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:28 pm
Apostasy: Total desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
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