Monday, April 6, 2009

#46 - Learn a new word each day

I just realized that I never made a post for my new words for February or March. So here is February. I'll put March's words in another post.

February – 28 list days and 28 words

1. victuals
PRONUNCIATION:
(VIT-uhlz)
MEANING:
noun:food or provisions, esp. for humans

2. propinquity
PRONUNCIATION:
(pro-PING-kwi-tee)
MEANING:
noun: Nearness in space, time or relationship.

3. conduce
PRONUNCIATION:
(kuhn-DOOS, -DYOOS)
MEANING:
verb intr.: To lead to or contribute to a particular result.

4. interdict
PRONUNCIATION:
(noun: IN-tuhr-dikt, verb: in-tuhr-DIKT)
MEANING:
noun: A prohibition, especially a formal one, as by a court, church, etc.
verb tr.: To prohibit or stop.

5. sanguine
PRONUNCIATION:
(SANG-gwin)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Cheerfully optimistic or confident.
2. Having a healthy reddish color.
3. Blood-red.

6. irascible
PRONUNCIATION:
(i-RAS-uh-buhl)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Quick-tempered.
2. Showing anger or resulting from anger.

7. denigrate
PRONUNCIATION:
(DEN-i-greyt)
MEANING:
Verb: to attach the character or reputation of; defame

8. highhanded
PRONUNCIATION:
(HAHY-HAN-did)
MEANING:
Adjective: acting or done in a bold, arbitrary way

9. columbarium
PRONUNCIATION:
(kol-uhm-BAR-ee-uhm)
MEANING:
noun: 1. A vault with niches for storing urns. 2. A dovecote or pigeon house.

10. pied
PRONUNCIATION:
(rhymes with pride)
MEANING:
adjective: Having patches of two or more colors; multicolored.

11. roustabout
PRONUNCIATION:
(ROUST-uh-bout)
MEANING:
noun: A casual or unskilled laborer, especially on an oil rig.

12. crestfallen
PRONUNCIATION:
(KREST-fo-luhn)
MEANING:
adjective: Dispirited or disappointed by having one's hopes dashed.

13. canard
PRONUNCIATION:
(kuh-NAHRD)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A deliberately misleading story; hoax.
2. An airplane with small forward wings mounted in front of the main wings; also such a wing.


14. myopia
PRONUNCIATION:
(mahy-OH-pee-uh)
MEANING:
noun: 1. an abnormal eye condition in which only closeup objects are seen clearly; nearsightedness
2. shortsightedness; lack of foresight

15. pinchbeck
PRONUNCIATION:
(PINCH-bek)
MEANING:
noun: 1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit,; an imitation
adjective: not genuine; fake

16. fool's gold
PRONUNCIATION:
(foolz gold)
MEANING:
noun: Something that appears valuable but is worthless.

17. sword of Damocles
PRONUNCIATION:
(sord uhv DAM-uh-kleez)
MEANING:
noun: An ever-present threat; an impending disaster.

18. mug's game
PRONUNCIATION:
(mugz gaym)
MEANING:
noun: A foolish or futile activity.

19. dog's age
PRONUNCIATION:
(dogz ayj)
MEANING:
noun: A long time.

20. God's acre
PRONUNCIATION:
(godz AY-kuhr)
MEANING:
noun: A cemetery, especially one next to a church.

21. hermetic
PRONUNCIATION:
(hur-MET-ik)
MEANING:
adjective: 1. closed tightly; airtight
2. obscure; magical

22. nocuous
PRONUNCIATION:
(NOK-you-uhs)
MEANING:
adjective: very hurtful; noxious

23. contumacious
PRONUNCIATION:
(KON-tuh-may-shuhs, -tyoo-)
MEANING:
adjective: Stubborn, insubordinate.

24. lachrymose
PRONUNCIATION:
(LAK-ruh-mos)
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Tearful. 2. Relating to or inducing tears.

25. peripatetic
PRONUNCIATION:
(per-uh-puh-TET-ik)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Moving or traveling from place to place.
2. Of or related to walking, moving, or traveling.
3. Of or related to Aristotle: his philosophy or his teaching method of conducting discussions while walking about.
noun:
1. An itinerant
2. A follower of Aristotle.

26. obstreperous
PRONUNCIATION:
(ob-STREP-uhr-uhs)
MEANING:
adjective: Noisy or unruly.

27. coeval
PRONUNCIATION:
(ko-EE-vuhl)
MEANING:
adjective: Having the same age or duration.
noun: A contemporary.

28. pedant
PRONUNCIATION:
(PED-nt)
MEANING:
noun: a person who makes a show of detailed knowledge, esp. relying on books; also a narrow-minded teacher or scholar

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