| | 01/02/12 | rapporteur /ra-por-TER/ noun: a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society) |
| 01/03/12 | noosphere /NOH-uh-sfeer/ noun: the sum of human knowledge, thought, and culture |
| 01/04/12 | nutate /NOO-tayt/ verb: to nod the head |
| 01/05/12 | gasconade /gas-kuh-NEYD/ noun: extravagant boasting; boastful talk |
| 01/06/12 | calaboose /KAL-uh-booss/ noun: jail; specifically, a local jail |
| 01/09/12 | solecism /SOL-uh-siz-uhm/ noun: a breach of good manners or etiquette |
| 01/10/12 | paregmenon /puh-REG-muh-non/ noun: the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in 'sense and sensibility' |
| 01/11/12 | sforzando /sfawrt-SAHN-doh/ adjective:
to be played with strong initial attack |
| 01/12/12 | bonny /BON-ee/ noun: a pretty girl or young woman |
| 01/13/12 | viscid /VIS-id/ adjective: having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive |
| 01/16/12 | perspicacious /pur-spi-KAY-shuhs/ adjective: having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning |
| 01/17/12 | alate /EY-leyt/ adjective: having wings; winged |
| 01/18/12 | persnickety /per-SNIK-i-tee/ adjective: overparticular; fussy |
| 01/19/12 | shiv /shiv/ noun: a knife, especially a switchblade |
| 01/20/12 | connubial /kuh-NOO-bee-uhl/ adjective: pertaining to marriage or the married state |
| 01/23/12 | yegg /YEG/ noun: safecracker; robber |
| 01/24/12 | paladin /PAL-uh-din/ noun: a strong supporter of a cause; a heroic champion |
| 01/25/12 | bleb /bleb/ noun: a bubble; a blister or vesicle |
| 01/26/12 | leonine /LEE-uh-nyne/ adjective: relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| 01/27/12 | stochastic /stuh-KAS-tik/ adjective:
involving chance; random; probabilistic |
| 01/30/12 | arbalest /AHR-buh-list/ noun: a crossbow especially of medieval times |
| 01/31/12 | idoneous /ahy-DOH-nee-uhs/ adjective:
appropriate; fit; suitable; apt |
| 02/01/12 | gamp /gamp/ noun: a large umbrella |
| 02/02/12 | peroration /per-uh-REY-shuhn/ noun: a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language |
| 02/03/12 | rhinorrhea /ry-nuh-REE-uh/ noun: medical term for a runny nose |
