Friday, May 11, 2012

Words of the Day

1. Exuberant: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant:

2. Ruck: a large number or quantity; mass.


3. Vilify: to speak ill of; defame; slander.

4. Autonomous: self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.

5. Destitute: without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.

6. Ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent:

7. Unctuous: characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.

8. Supercilious: haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

9. Vicarious: performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another:

10. Rakish: like a rake; dissolute; charming, dapper, dashing (like an angle)

11. Effusive: unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve:

12. Truculent: fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

13. Redolent: having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
odorous or smelling (usually followed by of ): redolent of garlic.
suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of ):

14. Commensurate: having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.

15. Pervade: To become spread throughout all parts of.

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