Word of the Day

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

In the interest of expanding our collective vocabulary:

Word of the Day

redivivus: living again; revived; restored  

[DarkElf27]

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.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style.  

[~prize_in_the_box~]

Oo! What about
"Fecund": prolific, productive  

[Myriane]

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.  

[1337 p1r4t3]

Heh, you get Dictionary.com word of the day too?

 

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

assiduous: constant in application or attention.

Yes, on my Google homepage.  

[Myriane]

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).  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

inure: to make used to; also, to take or have effect.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.  

[Myriane]

Apostasy: Total desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.