Oddball Word of the Day

ablation (ab-LAY-shehn): n. a wearing away, as of a glacier by erosion or the nose cone of a rocket by the heat to high-speed reentry into the atmosphere

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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boulevardier (BOOL-eh-var-DEER) n. a man-about-town who frequents fashionable places

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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stenophagous (stin-OFF-eh-gehs): adj. able to live on a narrow range of foodstuffs (sounds like teenagers)

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proceleusmatic (PROS-eh-loose-MAT-ik): adj. arousing to action or animation; putting life into; encouraging

(from MMMW, edited by Laurence Urdang)

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appetence (AP-eh-tehns): n. intense natural desire; craving

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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slumgullion (slum-GUL-yuhn): noun 1. a dish of stewed meat and vegetables, 2. any weak, watered-down soup or beverage

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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prosody (PROS-eh-dee) n. the study of verse form and poetic meter

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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Weltanschauung (VELT-ahn-shouw-oong): n. a comprehensive philosophy or conception of the universe and of human life in relation to it.

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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dyspepsia (dis-PEP-shuh): n. chronic indigestion

(from the guide to MMMW, edited by Laurence Urdang)

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badinage (bad-ehn-EHZH): n. light, playful repartee or banter; teasing; raillery

(from the guide to MMMW, edited by Laurence Urdang)

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pensile (PEN-sill): adj. 1) suspended, as some birds' nests, 2) that constructs a hanging nest, used of birds

(from the dictionary of MMMW, edited by Laurence Urdang)

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puce (PYOOS): adj. purplish-brown in color; of the color of a flea [from the French word for flea]


(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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feckless (FEK-lis): adj. reckless; inefficient, incompetent; without worth or spirit; indifferent

(from the dictionary of MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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caduceus (Kuh-DOO-see-ehs) n. the symbolic staff carried by Mercury as herald of the gods, now used as a symbol for medicine

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zygodactyl (zii-guh-DAK-till): adj. with the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, one pair pointing forward and one pair backward, as in a parrot

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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therblig (THUR blig): n. any element in an operation or procedure that can be subjected to time and motion study

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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Dead Man's Hand: (in poker) a hand containing two aces and two eights

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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anneal: (uh-NEEL) v. to toughen (as glass or metal) by heating and gradually cooling

(from the Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words edited by Laurence Urdang)

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amaranth (AM-uh-ranth) n. an imaginary flower that never fades or withers

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

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intelligensia (in-TELL-ih-JENT-see-uh): n. pl. intellectuals, considered as an educated, influential class, esp. as an elite.

(from the guide to MMMW edited by Laurence Urdang)

Also, dang tasty coffee.