2003 Wordz list
Tenet \TEN-it\
opinion, principle, belief, that a person holds true
. . . the tenet that all men
qua \KWAY; KWAH\, preposition:
In the capacity or character of; as.
. . . writes qua academic rather than qua judge
invective \in-VEK-tiv\,
vehement verbal attack- Insulting or abusive language.
. . . armed with spikes of invective and knowledge of insult
fait accompli \fay-tah-kom-PLEE; fet-ah-\:
An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.
. . . with German reunification a fait accompli and the . . .
grimalkin \grih-MAWL-kin\ noun
: a domestic cat; especially : an old female cat
. . . The family grimalkin, dreaming, perhaps, of mousing days . . .
salient \SAIL-yunt\
*2 : standing out conspicuously ;; notable significance
. . . it was hard to identify its salient points. . .
malinger \muh-LING-guhr\, intransitive verb:
To exaggerate illness/inability to avoid Duty/work.
…he slapped a soldiers he thought, were merely malingering…
adulation \aj-uh-LAY-shun\
: excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
… The star was embarrassed by the adulation of his teenage fans….
gambol \GAM-buhl\, intransitive verb:
To dance and skip about in play; to frolic.
. . . I’ve been told dolphins like to gambol in the waves . . .
surfeit \SUR-fut\ noun
2 : an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (as food or drink)
… a surfeit of donated blood is never really a problem, whereas shortages frequently are…
vulpine \VUL-pyne\ adjective
1 : of, relating to, or resembling a fox *2 : foxy, crafty
…The stranger’s vulpine smile revealed his cunning mind and greedy heart…
stalwart \STAWL-wert\ adjective
: marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
…Although poorly equipped, the people proved to be stalwart souls, and they …
remonstrate
To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure or actions – beg or plead against
If a hailstorm starts, surely instead of remonstrating with it, you try to take shelter.
myrmidon \MUR-muh-don; -duhn\
member of warlike Thessalian people A loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question, protest, or pity.
… politicians and their myrmidons in the offices …
troglodyte \TROG-luh-dyt\, noun:
a primitive people that lived in caves, or holes; a dweller.
When the survivalists emerged my first reaction was
to say, “Bless their dotty, troglodyte hearts.”
acquiesce \ak-wee-ESS\ verb
: to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
Example sentence:
Clark inevitably acquiesces when his mother-in-law insists that he have a second helping of one of her home-cooked meals.
commodious \kuh-MOH-dee-us\, adjective:
Comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy; as, a commodious
house.
Then there are the trousers, black check or blue check,
with commodious pockets.
–Richard F. Shepard, “For Caring Chefs, Crowning Glory Is
the Headgear,”
na•scent
Pronunciation: ‘na-s&nt, ‘nA-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin nascent-, nascens, present participle of nasci to be born
: coming or having recently come into existence
lucubration \loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\, noun:
The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. That which is composed by night;
…you’ll appreciate the amount of lucubration that finds its way into print. One of his characters is given to lucubration . “ … “
supine \soo-PYN; SOO-pyn\, adjective:
1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward. inactive;
edge of sleep, my thoughts backward, where I lay supine, looking
sibyl \SIB-ul\ noun, often capitalized
1 : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
*2 a : prophetess b : fortune-teller
Example sentence:
Grandmother had a knack for foretelling the future, and her reputation as an extraordinarily gifted sibyl increased with each correct prediction.
preternatural \pree-tuhr-NACH-uhr-uhl; -NACH-ruhl\, adjective:
1. Existing outside of nature; differing from the natural;
nonnatural.
2. Surpassing the usual or normal; extraordinary; abnormal.
3. Beyond or outside ordinary experience; inexplicable by
ordinary means.
Advances in computer technology and bioengineering have
made it possible to create human beings of preternatural
strength and agility.
loquacious \loh-KWAY-shus\ adjective
1 : full of excessive talk : wordy
*2 : given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous
Example sentence:
Bob is a loquacious spokesman for his company, an easygoing speaker with a tendency to ramble on for about ten minutes longer than his audience wants to listen.
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