Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2006/June

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limpid adj

Clear, particularly transparent or bright

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billow v

To surge or roll in undulating waves. To swell out or bulge

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vector n

(mathematics): A directed quantity, with both magnitude and direction. A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft. (medicine): A carrier of a disease-causing agent

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rustic adj

Country-styled or pastoral; rural. Rough, crude

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hydroplane v

To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed

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sesquicentennial adj

Occurring every 150 years. Of, or relating to a 150 year anniversary

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oeuvre n

The complete body of work created by an artist or writer

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ilk n

Kind, sort, type, class of people, those that resemble or behave like a certain person

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solicit v

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. To woo; to court. To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior

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equipoise n

A state of balance; equilibrium. A counterbalance

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cardinal adj

Of fundamental importance, as in "a cardinal rule". Describing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three

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ballyhoo v

To sensationalise or make grand claims. To shout noisily or in an uproar

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paradigm n

A model or example. (grammar) The inflections of a word, often displayed as a table. A way of thinking, perceiving, or approaching work in some context

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erudite adj

Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

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poobah n

A person holding multiple offices or positions of power, all at the same time

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ubiquitous adj

Being everywhere at once; omnipresent. Seeming to appear everywhere at the same time

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absquatulate v

To leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to depart

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fissiparous adj

Factious, fragmenting, or tending to break into pieces. (biology): Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two

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mollify v

To ease a burden or make less painful; to comfort. To appease

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spoonerism n

A phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed

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nirvana n

The absence of all longing. A state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure. A blissful state attained through loss of self; enlightenment

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posthaste adv

Quickly; with great rapidity

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zygodactylous adj

Having two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing backward

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chrestomathy n

A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language

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unguent n

Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes

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jocular adj

Humorous, amusing or joking

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rorqual n

Any whale with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity mouth to expand greatly when feeding

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tantalize v

To tease someone by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

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fascicle n

A bundle. A section a book that is issued in parts. (anatomy): A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue. (botany): A cluster of flowers or leaves, or a bundle of vascular tissue

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mondegreen n

A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase

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