JANUARY 31.EFFUSIVE= ef⋅fu⋅sive / ɪˈfyu / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ i-fyoo -siv ] –adjective 1. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
2. pouring out; overflowing.
= de⋅scry / dɪˈskraɪ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ di-skrahy ] –verb (used with object), -scried, -scry⋅ing. 1. to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
2. to discover; perceive; detect.
com⋅plai⋅sant / kəmˈpleɪ , -zənt , ˈkɒm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kuh pley -suh , -zuh , kom -pluh -zant] –adjective inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant:
the most complaisant child I've ever met. 28.BUSK= busk / bʌsk / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ buhsk ] –verb (used without object) 1. Chiefly British .
2. Canadian .
a⋅lac⋅ri⋅ty / əˈlæk / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ uh -lak -ri-tee] –noun 1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2. liveliness; briskness.
zest / zɛst / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ zest ] –noun 1. keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
2. an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something.
3. anything added to impart flavor, enhance one's appreciation, etc.
4. piquancy; interest; charm.
5. liveliness or energy; animating spirit.
6. the peel, esp. the thin outer peel, of a citrus fruit used for flavoring: lemon zest.
–verb (used with object) 7. to give zest, relish, or piquancy to.
yore / yɔr , yoʊr / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ yawr , yohr ] –noun 1. Chiefly Literary . knights of yore.
–adverb 2. Obsolete .
Xan⋅thip⋅pe / zænˈtɪp / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ zan-tip -ee ] –noun 1. fl. late 5th century b.c., wife of Socrates.
2. a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman.
whee⋅dle / ˈʰwid , ˈwid / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ hweed -l, weed -l] verb, -dled, -dling. –verb (used with object) 1. to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
2. to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.
3. to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.
–verb (used without object) 4. to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something.
vis⋅age / ˈvɪz / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ viz -ij] –noun 1. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
um⋅brage / ˈʌm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ uhm -brij] –noun 1. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
3. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
4. shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
5. a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.
trench⋅ant / ˈtrɛn / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ tren -chuh ] –adjective 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform.
3. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
su⋅i ge⋅ne⋅ris / ˈsʊ ; Eng. ˈsu , ˈsu / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ soo -i ge -ne-r is; Eng. soo -ahy jen -er-is, soo -ee] Latin . of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
rus⋅ti⋅cate / ˈrʌs / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ ruhs -ti-keyt] verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. –verb (used without object) 2. to stay or sojourn in the country.
–verb (used with object) 3. to send to or domicile in the country.
4. to make rustic, as persons or manners.
5. to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
6. British .
qualm / kwɑm , kwɔm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kwahm , kwawm ] –noun 1. an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
2. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture.
3. a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, esp. of nausea.
pan⋅dem⋅ic / pænˈdɛm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pan-dem -ik ] –adjective 1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
2. general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.
–noun o⋅bei⋅sance / oʊˈbeɪ , oʊˈbi- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ oh-bey -suh , oh-bee - ] –noun 1. a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
2. deference or homage: The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.
no⋅et⋅ic / noʊˈɛt / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ noh-et -ik ] –adjective 1. of or pertaining to the mind.
2. originating in or apprehended by the reason.
.MONITION= mo⋅ni⋅tion / məˈnɪʃ , moʊ- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ muh -nish -uh , moh- ] –noun 1. Literary .
2. an official or legal notice.
3. Law .
4. a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense.
12.LACUNA= la⋅cu⋅na / ləˈkyu / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ luh -kyoo -nuh ] –noun, plural -nae / -ni / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ -nee ] -nas. 1. a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
2. Anatomy .
3. Botany .
KEN= ken / kɛn / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ ken ] noun, verb, kenned or kent, ken⋅ning. –noun 1. knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
2. range of sight or vision.
–verb (used with object) 3. Chiefly Scot. a. to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
b. to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
4. Scots Law .
5. Archaic .
6. British Dialect Archaic . a. to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
b. to teach, direct, or guide (someone).
–verb (used without object) 7. British Dialect . a. to have knowledge of something.
JUNKET= jun⋅ket / ˈdʒʌŋ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ juhng -kit] –noun 1. a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
2. a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.
3. a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.
–verb (used without object) –verb (used with object) 5. to entertain; feast; regale.
IGNORAMUS= ig⋅no⋅ra⋅mus / ˌɪg , -ˈræm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ ig-nuh -rey -muh , -ram -uh ] –noun, plural -mus⋅es. an extremely ignorant person.
HARBINGER= har⋅bin⋅ger / ˈhɑr / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ hahr -bin-jer] –noun 1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter.
3. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.
–verb (used with object) 4. to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of.
GAUCHERIE= gau⋅che⋅rie / ˌgoʊ ; Fr. goʊʃə ˈri / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ goh-shuh -ree ; Fr. gohshuh r ee ] –noun, plural -ries / -ˈriz ; Fr. -ˈri / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ -reez ; Fr. -r ee ] 1. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
.FETID= fet⋅id / ˈfɛt , ˈfi / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fet -id, fee -tid] –adjective having an offensive odor; stinking.
EKE= eke / ik / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ eek ] –verb (used with object), eked, ek⋅ing. 1. to increase; enlarge; lengthen.
—Verb phrase 2. eke out, a. to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land.
b. to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke out an income with odd jobs.
DUDGEON= dudg⋅eon / ˈdʌdʒ / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ duhj -uh ] –noun 1. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger:
We left in high dudgeon. 2.a kind of wood used esp. for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.(OBSOLETE)
CONFLATE= con⋅flate / kənˈfleɪt / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ kuh fleyt ] –verb (used with object), -flat⋅ed, -flat⋅ing. to fuse into one entity; merge:
to conflate dissenting voices into one protest. 2. BILLET=b il⋅let 1 / ˈbɪl / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ bil -it] noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing. –noun 1. lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
2. Military .
3. a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew.
4. job; position; appointment.
5. Archaic .
–verb (used with object) 6. Military .
7. to provide lodging for; quarter: We arranged with the townspeople to billet the students.
–verb (used without object) 8. to obtain lodging; stay: They billeted in youth hostels.
1.APLOMB = a⋅plomb / əˈplɒm , əˈplʌm / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ uh -plom , uh -pluhm ] –noun 1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. Self-confident assurance; poise
2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
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