June 20th: inimical- not friendly; unfriendly
June 21st: lugubrious- expressing sorrow
June 22nd: sobriquet- (pronounced so-brih-kay) a nickname
June 23rd: nocebe- a harmless substance that when taken by a patient is associated with harmful effects
June 24th: woolgathering- indulgence in idle daydreaming
June 25th: obstensible- representing or appearing to be true but not necessarily so
June 26th: bespoke- an adjective meaning custom made
June 27th: cacophonous- having an unpleasant sound
June 28th: sentient- aware; sensitive in perception or feeling
June 29th: jog trot- a routine habit or course of action *Example*Going to the spa was a nice alternative to the jog trot of life
June 30th: partinaceous- the nature of or relating to a parsnip
July 1st: trichotillomania- an abnormal desire to pull ones hair
July 2nd: reify- to regard something abstract as a material or concrete thing
July 3rd: peregrine- having a tendency to wonder
July 4th: cynosure- a center of attention
July 5th: machine macadam- a roadway or pavement of small closely packed broken stone (how perfect that I got this word while up at the cabins. There was a lot of machine macadams up there.)
July 6th: turpitude- inherent baseness: a base act *Example*The judge declared that the murders were the product of a gross moral turpitude.
July 7th: weltanschauung- *Pronunciation*velt-ahn-show(ow like cow)-ung; a persons idea or view of the world
July 8th: wahine- a female surfer; a Polynesian woman
July 9th: emolument- *Pronunciation*ih-mol-yuh-munt; the wages arising from office employment
July 10th: louche- *Pronunciation*loosh; of questionable taste or morality
July 11th: ignominious- humiliating; degrading
July 12th: pueirle- *Pronunciation*pyoo-uhr-uhl; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
July 13th: lionize- to treat as an object or great interest or importance
July 14th: indurate- physically or morally hardened
July 15th: occam's razor- requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex *Example*Invoking occam's razor, Eli concluded that the sill was wet because someone had left the window ompen during the storm
July 16th: gelid- extremely cold
July 17th: superannuated- old fashioned; older than the typical member of a specific group
July 18th: bogart- to us or consume without sharing (or a character from Harry Potter)
July 19th: pugilist- a boxer (How fitting, the more they get punched in the face, the more they will look like a pug.)
July 20th: asperse- to attack with evil reports or false charges
July 21st: epigone- follower; an inferior imitator
July 22nd: caustic- marked by incisive sarcasm (I already knew this one, but it still work. This definition is our families.)
July 23rd: natatorial- *Pronunciation*starts with a nay sound; of or relating to swimming
July 24th: soupcon- *Pronunciation*con is pronounced sawng but the final ng is not pronounced and the vowel is nasalized; a little bit; a trace
July 25th: bindle stiff- a hobo; someone who carries their close in a bundle
July 26th: prevenient- an antecedent *Example*What aroused my hackles when I saw the reports on the academy's findings was the prevenient sense that is was a propaganda statement.
July 27th: embonpoint- *Pronunciation*aw-bo-pwa (French); the plumpness of a person; the most plump section of a person
July 28th: xanadu- an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place
July 29th: impecunious- *Pronunciation*im-pih-kyoo-nee-uss; having very little or no money usually habitually; penniless
July 30th: wangle- to make or get by devious means; finagle
July 31st: oldster- an old or elderly person
August 1st: progeny- outcome, product
August 2nd: cursory- rapidly and often superficially performed or produced; hasty
August 3rd: divagate- to wander or stray from course or subject; diverge, digress
August 4th: cicerone- mentor; tutor
August 5th: vituperate- *Pronunciation*vy-too-puh-rate; to find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse
August 6th: brummagem- cheap and showy. *Term given to any showy but inferior object.
August 7th: asperity- rough or harshness of sound; roughness of manner; roughness of surface
August 8th: mau-mau - *Pronunciation*mow-mow, the ow is like cow; to intimidate by hostile confrontation or threats
August 9th: tittle-tattle - a gossip
August 10th: grub street- he world of needy literary hacks
August 11th: anathema- someone or something intensely disliked or loathed
August 12th: homily- a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
August 13th: bevy- *Pronunciation*bev-ee; a large group or collection
August 14th: redoubt- a defendable position; protective barrier; a secure retreat
August 15th: innocuous- inoffensive; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong or hostility
August 16th: farce- a mockery
August 17th: spavined- old and decrepit; over-the-hill
August 18th: knell- a death signal; a warning of or a sound indicating the passing away of anything
August 19th: beleauguer- trouble; harass
August 20th: rapporter- *Pronunciation*ra-por-TRE; a person who gives reports (Really now?)
August 21st: trepidation- timorous uncertain agitation
August 22nd: idee fixe- an idea that dominates one's mind especially for a prolonged period; obsession
August 23rd: callow- lacking adult sophistication; immature ;) hehe
August 24th: aggregate- the whole sum or amount; total
August 25th: dilapidate- to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
August 26th: sophistry- subtly deceptive reasoning or argument
August 27th: pejorative- having negative connotations
August 28th: naif- a naive or inexperienced person
August 29th: bumptious- presumptuously and often noisily self-assertive
August 30th: fop- a man who is overly concerned with his dress and appearance (love it!)
August31st: nadir- the lowest point
September 1st: nomenclature- a system of set of terms or symbols especially in a particular science, discipline, or art (Know this one, thanks to Interior Design. Used for cabinetry. Like SB36 stands for a 36" Sink Base)September 2nd: comestible- suitable to be eaten
September 3rd: appellation- an identifying name of title
September 4th: haptic- relating to or based on the sense of touch
September 5th: immolate- to kill or destroy, often by fire
September 6th: sanguine- confident; optimistic
September 7th: misprision- misunderstanding; misinterpretation
September 8th: plaintive- expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad
September 9th: circumlocution- the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express ab idea
September 10th: kvell- to be extraordinarilly proud
September 11th: arcanum- mysterious of specialized knowledge language or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate
September 12th: replete- fully or abundantly provided or filled
September 13th: vexillology- the study of flags
September 14th: eponymous- of or relating to or being one for whom or which something is or is believing to be named
September 15th: culminate- to reach the highest point
September 16th: lout- and awkward brutish person
September 17th: surly- irritably sullen in mood or manner
September 18th: euphony- pleasing or sweet sound
September 19th: tetchy- irritably or peevishly sensitive
September 20th: voracity- the quality or state of being ravenous or instable
September 21st: myopic- near sighted
September 22nd: panoply- a splendid or impressive array
The last was a great one to end on. In the words of Tacy, "that describes our summer of words I do believe." And yes, yes it does.
11 comments:
-W-O-W-!!! That was a panolpy of words! I would need a cicerone to help me remember them all! I loved the pic of the fop!
..ok enough of that..my brain hurts!!!
LOVE U!
P.S.
I ♥ your muzak on here! :)
fop... I just laughed my guts out at that picture.
so awesome.
HAHA
but seriously... so so amazing!
HAHA... I am still laughing.
we are amazing!
wow.. im not going to lie.. that was really really long haha! and im not sure if i have ever used or heard any of those words in a sentence.. very interesting.. now im going to take some advil for my headache (too much thinking) haha!
i love the word replete. brings me back to my Composition days of senior year. Coach Cerrone.
loved this.
Nice word usage Chels!! haha And I love ma music as wull! Whenever I hear a song that I like, I write it down and then add it! I loves it! ha And I hope that the rest of you do to! It's very "collectic." :)
HAHA I LOVE that picture! Isn't it awesome. I knew that I needed to use that for fop. When I got that word, that was one of the things that I thought of! ha
And yes, yes we are. ;)
HAHA Yes, it is a long post, but it's for EVERY DAY of the summer. :) Hey, now I can say that I leaned something everyday! :D hehe
I'm glad! :D Hip hip! I say that everyone needs to get this book! It's so much fun! And if you don't have anything to do, you can flip through it and find something. If you've never had a Yoo-Hoo (I haven't) then you can go get one and mark that one off the list. It's makes for simple fun.
i have yet to eat the peanut butter from a Reese's PBC first.
haha Did you remember that from on of the lists that I made, or did you go out and get the book?! You should do it. It's a little tricky...and messy.
speaking of 2001 things to do before you die near the end somewhere it says "Read Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day" and guess what book I found on my bookshelf. Yep! I'll bring it to school
SHUT UP!!!! I need to read it!! And I just bought "The Invisible Man!" So if you haven't read that, we can trade!!!
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