| | 01/04/10 | beatific /bee-uh-TIFF-ik/ adjective: having a blissful appearance |
| 01/05/10 | atelier /at-l-YAY/ noun: a workshop or studio |
| 01/06/10 | felicitous /fih-LISS-uh-tus/ pleasant, delightful |
| 01/07/10 | quotidian /kwoh-TID-ee-uhn/ adjective: occurring or returning daily |
| 01/08/10 | discalced /dis-KALST/ adjective: without shoes |
| 01/11/10 | pied-a-terre /pee-ay-duh-TAIR/ noun: a temporary or second lodging |
| 01/12/10 | torpor /TAWR-per/ noun: lethargy; apathy; lacking in vitality or interest |
| 01/13/10 | vatic /VAT-ik/ adjective: of or related to a prophet or a prophecy |
| 01/14/10 | gesticulate /juh-STIK-yuh-layt/ verb: to make gestures or motions, especially while speaking or instead of speaking |
| 01/15/10 | eremite /AIR-uh-myt/ noun: a recluse, especially for religious reasons |
| 01/18/10 | interdigitate /in-ter-DIJ-uh-tayt/ verb: to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands |
| 01/19/10 | perambulate /puh-RAM-byuh-layt/ verb: to walk about; to roam; to stroll |
| 01/20/10 | sedulous /SEJ-uh-luhs/ adjective: involving great care, effort, and persistence |
| 01/21/10 | colubrine /KAHL-yuh-bryne/ adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a snake |
| 01/22/10 | zibeline /zih-buh-LEEN/ noun: soft woolen fabric |
| 01/25/10 | plenipotentiary /plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee/ adjective: containing or conferring full power; invested with full power |
| 01/26/10 | bolide /BOH-lyde/ noun: a large meteor; fireball |
| 01/27/10 | poppyhead /PAH-pee-hed/ noun: a carved ornament on a church pew |
| 01/28/10 | funicular /fyoo-NIK-yuh-ler/ (noun): a cable railway ascending a mountain, especially one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car |
| 01/29/10 | lacuna /luh-KYOO-nuh/ noun: a blank space; a missing part; a gap |
| 02/01/10 | penchant /PEN-chunt/ noun: inclination; decided taste; a strong liking |
| 02/02/10 | gelid /JEL-id/ adjective: extremely cold; icy |
| 02/03/10 | aubade /oh-BAHD/ noun: a song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning |
| 02/04/10 | daltonism /DAWL-tuh-niz-em/ noun: color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish between red and green |
| 02/05/10 | pecuniary /pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee/ adjective: relating to money; monetary |
| 02/08/10 | vulnerary /VUL-nuh-rair-ee/ adjective: used for or useful in healing wounds |
| 02/09/10 | snowblink /SNO-blingk/ noun: a white glow in the sky, especially in polar regions, caused by the reflection of light from distant snowfields |
| 02/10/10 | effulgence /ih-FULL-junss/ noun: radiant splendor; brilliance |
| 02/11/10 | affranchise /uh-FRAN-chyz/ verb: to make or set free |
| 02/12/10 | obnubilate /ob-NOO-buh-layt/ verb: to cloud over, obscure, or darken |
| 02/15/10 | billet-doux /bil-ay-DOO/ noun: a love letter or note |
| 02/16/10 | parlous /PAR-lus/ adjective: full of danger or risk; hazardous |
| 02/17/10 | hypnagogic /hip-nuh-GOH-jik/ adjective: of, pertaining to, or occurring in the state of drowsiness preceding sleep |
| 02/18/10 | flexuous /FLEK-shuh-wus/ adjective: having curves, turns, or windings |
| 02/19/10 | DPU /dee-pee-you/ noun: stands for distributed power unit, a locomotive set capable of remote-control operation in conjunction with locomotive units at the train's head end |
| 02/22/10 | fractious /FRAK-shuhs/ adjective: tending to cause trouble; unruly; irritable; snappish; cranky |
| 02/23/10 | fructuous /FRUHK-choo-uhs/ adjective: fruitful; productive |
| 02/24/10 | saxicolous /sak-SIK-uh-lus/ adjective: inhabiting or growing among rocks |
| 02/25/10 | diurnal /dye-ER-nul/ adjective: of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime |
| 02/26/10 | thew /THOO/ noun: muscle; sinew |
| 03/01/10 | glabella /gluh-BEH-luh/ noun: the part of the human forehead that lies just above the nose and between the eyebrows |
| 03/02/10 | didactic /dye-DAK-tik/ adjective: designed or intended to teach |
| 03/03/10 | transmogrify /transs-MAH-gruh-fye/ verb: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect |
| 03/04/10 | encomium /en-KO-mee-uhm/ noun: glowing praise |
| 03/05/10 | fealty /FEE-uhl-tee/ noun: fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness |
| 03/08/10 | languor /LANG-guhr/ noun: mental or physical weariness or fatigue |
| 03/09/10 | masticate /MAS-tih-kayt/ verb: to grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing and digestion |
| 03/10/10 | semiquaver /SEM-ee-kway-ver/ noun: sixteenth note |
| 03/11/10 | fermata /fer-MAH-tuh/ noun: a prolongation at the discretion of the performer of a musical note, chord, or rest beyond its given time value |
| 03/12/10 | sub rosa /sub-ROH-zuh/ adverb: in confidence; secretly |
| 03/15/10 | eructation /ih-ruhk-TAY-shuhn/ noun: the act of belching; a belch |
| 03/16/10 | edacious /i-DAY-shuhs/ adjective: devouring; voracious |
| 03/17/10 | solecism /SOL-uh-siz-uhm/ noun: a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction |
| 03/18/10 | prandial /PRAN-dee-uhl/ adjective: of or relating to a meal |
| 03/19/10 | matutinal /muh-TOOT-n-uhl/ adjective: relating to or occurring in the morning; early |
| 03/22/10 | garrulous /GAIR-uh-lus/ adjective: talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative |
| 03/23/10 | copacetic /koh-puh-SET-ik/ adjective: very satisfactory |
| 03/24/10 | hirsute /HUR-soot/ adjective: covered with hair |
| 03/25/10 | fugacious /fyoo-GAY-shuhs/ adjective: lasting but a short time |
| 03/26/10 | kapellmeister /kuh-PELL-mye-ster/ noun: the director of a choir or orchestra |
| 03/29/10 | pullulate /PUL-yuh-layt/ verb: swarm, teem |
| 03/30/10 | defenestrate /dee-FEN-uh-strayt/ verb: to throw out of a window |
| 03/31/10 | impecunious /im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs/ adjective: not having money; habitually without money |
| 04/01/10 | maundy /MAWN-dee/ noun: a Christian
ceremony held on the Thursday before Easter |
| 04/02/10 | patibulum /puh-TIB-yuh-lum/ noun: the crossbar of a cross used for crucifixion |
| 04/05/10 | malversation /mal-vur-SAY-shun/ noun: misconduct, corruption, or extortion in public office |
| 04/06/10 | omnium-gatherum /AHM-nee-um-GA-thuh-rum/ noun:
a collection of many different, often unsorted ideas or items |
| 04/07/10 | megrim /MEE-grim/ noun: a migraine; a fancy, a whim; lowness of spirits if used in the plural |
| 04/08/10 | quiescence /kwee-ES-uhns/ noun: a state of rest, inactivity, or quietness |
| 04/09/10 | indefatigable /in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul/ adjective: incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue |
| 04/12/10 | tatterdemalion /tatt-er-dih-MAIL-yun/ adjective: being in a decayed state or condition; dilapidated |
| 04/13/10 | dishabille /dis-uh-BEEL/ noun: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed |
| 04/14/10 | neologism /nee-OLL-uh-jiz-um/ noun: a new word or expression; a new use of a word or expression |
| 04/15/10 | pelf /PELF/ noun: money; riches; gain |
| 04/16/10 | capapie /kap-uh-PEE/ adverb: from head to foot |
| 04/19/10 | frowsy /FROW-zee/ adjective: having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance |
| 04/20/10 | agrestic /uh-GRES-tik/ adjective:
pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic |
| 04/21/10 | empyrean /em-py-REE-uhn/ noun:
heaven; paradise; the sky |
| 04/22/10 | wastrel /WAY-struhl/ noun: a person who wastes, especially one who squanders money |
| 04/23/10 | moil /MOYL/ verb: to work with painful
effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge |
| 04/26/10 | repartee /rep-er-TEE/ noun: a quick and witty reply |
| 04/27/10 | soi-disant /swah-dee-ZAHNG/ adjective: self-proclaimed; so-called |
| 04/28/10 | callithump /KAL-uh-thump/ noun: a noisy, boisterous celebration or parade |
| 04/29/10 | accrete /uh-KREET/ verb: to grow gradually by accumulation |
| 04/30/10 | cerebrate /SER-uh-brayt/ verb: to use the mind; to think; to reason |
| 05/03/10 | valetudinarian /val-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un/ noun: a weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health |
| 05/04/10 | iatrogenic /ahy-a-truh-JEN-ik/ adjective:
a malady induced inadvertently by a
physician or surgeon or by medical
treatment or diagnostic procedures |
| 05/05/10 | pellucid /puh-LOO-sid/ adjective: transparent; clear; not opaque; easily understandable |
| 05/06/10 | perpend /per-PEND/ verb: to ponder; to deliberate; to be attentive; to reflect |
| 05/07/10 | vellicate /VEL-i-kayt/ verb: to twitch or to cause to twitch |
| 05/10/10 | clement /KLEM-unt/ adjective: inclined to be merciful; lenient; mild |
| 05/11/10 | navel-gazing /NAY-vul-GAY-zing/ noun:
useless or excessive self-contemplation |
| 05/12/10 | malapert /MAL-uh-purt/ adjective: unbecomingly bold or saucy |
| 05/13/10 | alacrity /uh-LAK-ruh-tee/ noun: promptness in response; cheerful readiness |
| 05/14/10 | sawyer /SAW-yer/ noun: one that is employed in sawing wood |
| 05/17/10 | majuscule /MAJ-uh-skyool/ adjective: of letters written either as capitals or uncials |
| 05/18/10 | superelevation /soo-per-el-uh-VAY-shun/ noun: increased height of outer rail in curved track alignment that tilts locomotives and cars toward the inside of a curve so as to counterbalance the centrifugal force toward the outside of the curve resulting from the normal operating speeds through the curve |
| 05/19/10 | crummy /KRUM-ee/ noun: slang term for a caboose |
| 05/20/10 | plucky /PLUHK-ee/ adjective: having or showing pluck or courage |
| 05/21/10 | frog /FROG/ noun: a device used where two running rails intersect, providing flangeways to permit wheels and wheel flanges on either rail to cross the other |
| 05/24/10 | beanery /BEE-ner-ee/ noun: a railroad eating house |
| 05/25/10 | foppery /FAH-puh-ree/ noun: foolish character or action |
| 05/26/10 | shivaree /SHIV-uh-ree/ noun: a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple |
| 05/27/10 | vibrissa /vye-BRISS-uh/ noun: one of the stiff hairs that are located especially about the nostrils or on other parts of the face in many mammals and that often serve as tactile organs |
| 05/28/10 | pellucid /puh-LOO-sid/ adjective: transparent; clear; not opaque |
| 06/01/10 | whilom /WYE-lum/ adjective: former |
| 06/02/10 | nidifugous /nye-DIFF-yuh-gus/ adjective: leaving the nest soon after hatching |
| 06/03/10 | oleaginous /oh-lee-AJ-uh-nuhs/ adjective: having the nature or qualities of oil |
| 06/04/10 | oneiric /oh-NY-rik/ noun: of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams |
| 06/07/10 | balletomane /ba-LET-uh-mayn/ noun: a devotee of ballet |
| 06/08/10 | obstreperous /ub-STREP-uh-rus/ adjective:
marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous; stubbornly resistant to control; unruly |
| 06/09/10 | congeries /kon-JEER-eez/ noun: a collection of miscellaneous things |
| 06/10/10 | noctivagant /noc-tiv-A-gant/ adjective: pertaining to going about in the night; night-wandering |
| 06/11/10 | callithump /KAL-uh-thump/ noun: a noisy, boisterous band or parade |
| 06/14/10 | vexillology /vek-suh-LAH-luh-jee/ noun: the study of flags |
| 06/15/10 | rictus /RIK-tuhs/ noun: the gape of the mouth, as of birds; a gaping grin or grimace |
| 06/16/10 | ort /ort/ noun: a scrap of food left after a meal |
| 06/17/10 | oscitant /OS-i-tuhnt/ adjective: drowsy or inattentive |
| 06/18/10 | waterloo /waw-ter-LOO/ noun: a decisive or final defeat or setback |
| 06/21/10 | dog days /dog dayz/ noun: sultry summer weather |
| 06/22/10 | equipoise /EE-kwuh-poiz/ noun: a state of being equally balanced; counterbalance |
| 06/23/10 | PC /pee-see/ noun: personal computer |
| 06/24/10 | salad days /SAL-uhd dayz/ noun: one's youth or heyday |
| 06/25/10 | cakewalk /KEYK-wawk/ noun: something easily accomplished |
| 06/28/10 | gasconade /gas-kuh-NAYD/ noun: bravado or exaggerated boasting |
| 06/29/10 | yaw /YAW/ verb: to move unsteadily; weave |
| 06/30/10 | haptic /HAP-tik/ adjective: relating to the sense of touch |
| 07/01/10 | advert /ad-VERT/ verb: to call attention in the course of speaking or writing; make reference |
| 07/02/10 | nescience /NESH-ee-unss/ noun: lack of knowledge or awareness |
| 07/06/10 | rataplan /rat-uh-PLAN/ verb: to produce the sound as of the beating of a drum |
| 07/07/10 | vespertine /VES-per-tin/ adjective: of, pertaining to, or occuring in the evening |
| 07/08/10 | congeries /KAHN-juh-reez/ noun: aggregation, collection |
| 07/09/10 | tantivy /tan-TIV-ee/ adjective: swift; rapid |
| 07/12/10 | stenosis /sti-NO-sis/ noun: a narrowing of a passage, vessel, or an opening in the body |
| 07/13/10 | mephitic /muh-FIT-ik/ adjective: poisonous or foul-smelling |
| 07/14/10 | prolegomenon /proh-lih-GAH-muh-nahn/ noun: a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work |
| 07/15/10 | risible /RIZ-uh-buhl/ adjective: laughable; ludicrous |
| 07/16/10 | nescient /NESH-uhnt/ adjective: lacking knowledge or awareness |
| 07/19/10 | agita /AJ-uh-tuh/ noun: a feeling of agitation or anxiety |
| 07/20/10 | impedimenta /im-ped-uh-MEN-tuh/ noun: baggage or other things that retard one's progress |
| 07/21/10 | declivity /di-KLIV-uh-tee/ noun: a descending slope |
| 07/22/10 | inenarrable /in-ih-NAIR-uh-bul/ adjective:
incapable of being narrated; indescribable |
| 07/23/10 | fulgurate /FUHL-gyuh-reyt/ verb: to flash or dart like lightning |
| 07/26/10 | artificer /ahr-TIF-uh-suhr/ noun: an inventor |
| 07/27/10 | noisome /NOI-suhm/ adjective: offensive, especially to the sense of smell |
| 07/28/10 | friable /FRYE-uh-bul/ adjective: easily crumbled or pulverized |
| 07/29/10 | busticate /BUHS-ti-kayt/ verb: to break into pieces |
| 07/30/10 | nitid /NIT-id/ adjective: bright; lustrous |
| 08/02/10 | troglodyte /TROG-luh-dyt/ noun: someone who is brutish, reactionary, or primitive |
| 08/03/10 | puerile /PYOO-uhr-il/ adjective: immature; silly; childish |
| 08/04/10 | zwieback /SWEE-back/ noun: a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp |
| 08/05/10 | cheechako /chee-CHAH-koh/ noun: a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer |
| 08/06/10 | yeuk /YOOK/ noun: an itching sensation |
| 08/09/10 | gerent /JEER-uhnt/ noun: a ruler or manager |
| 08/10/10 | fantod /FAN-tod/ noun: a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness |
| 08/11/10 | stolid /STAH-lid/ adjective: having or expressing little or no sensibility |
| 08/12/10 | colloquy /KAH-luh-kwee/ noun: conversation; dialogue; a high-level serious discussion |
| 08/13/10 | odoriferous /o-duh-RIF-uhr-uhs/ adjective: giving off an odor |
| 08/16/10 | estival /ES-ti-vuhl/ adjective: relating to or occurring in summer |
| 08/17/10 | balneal /bal-NEE-uhl/ adjective: of or pertaining to baths or bathing |
| 08/18/10 | insouciance /in-SOO-see-unss/ noun: lighthearted unconcern; nonchalance |
| 08/19/10 | ruction /RUHK-shuhn/ noun: a disturbance, quarrel, or row |
| 08/20/10 | olla podrida /ah-luh puh-DREE-duh/ noun: a rich seasoned stew of slowly simmered meat and vegetables that is a traditional spanish and latin-american dish; hodgepodge |
| 08/23/10 | fluvial /FLOO-vee-uhl/ adjective: of or relating to a river or stream |
| 08/24/10 | kathisophobia /kath-uh-soe-PHOE-bee-uh/ noun: the fear of sitting down |
| 08/25/10 | orison /OR-uh-suhn/ noun: a prayer |
| 08/26/10 | orthoepy /awr-THOH-uh-pee/ noun: the study of correct pronunciation |
| 08/27/10 | schlep /SHLEP/ verb: to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously |
| 08/30/10 | couchant /KOU-chuhnt/ adjective: lying down; crouching; reclining |
| 08/31/10 | beek /BEEK/ verb: to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fire |
| 09/01/10 | squinny /SKWIN-ee/ verb: to look or peer with eyes partly closed; squint |
| 09/02/10 | bilocation /bahy-loh-KEY-shuhn/ noun: the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time |
| 09/03/10 | cachinnate /KAK-uh-neyt/ verb: to laugh loudly or immoderately |
| 09/07/10 | zetetic /zeh-TEH-tic/ adjective: proceeding by inquiry; investigating |
| 09/08/10 | erythema /air-uh-THEE-muh/ noun: redness of skin |
