::A Word For The Day With Meaning::

1. threnody

(noun)poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead

2. scuttle

(verb)run with quick, hasty steps

3. epoch

(noun)beginning of a distinctive period in history

4. ethereal

(adjective)light, airy, or tenuous

5. waxing

(verb)increase in extent, quantity, intensity, or power

6. regnant

(adjective)prevalent

7. shivaree

(noun)mock serenade with kettles and other noisemakers for a newly married couple

8. adumbrate

(verb)foreshadow

9. phlegmatic

(adjective)not easily excited to action or display of emotion

10. suspire

(verb)utter with long, sighing breaths

11. baksheesh

(noun)tip, present, or gratuity

12. plucky

(adjective)having or showing courage

13. habitué

(noun)one who frequents a particular place

14. tipple

(verb)drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess

15. majuscule

(adjective)of letters written either as capitals or uncials

16. eidetic

(adjective)pertaining to visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible

17. kibitz

(verb)chat, to converse

18. sawyer

(noun)person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation

19. afterclap

(noun)unexpected repercussion

20. malapert

(adjective)unbecomingly bold or saucy

21. matriculate

(verb)enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree

22. mugwump

(noun)person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in politics

23. muliebrity

(noun)womanly nature or qualities

24. chevron

(noun)badge or insignia in the form of an inverted V

25. eristic

(adjective)pertaining to argument for its own sake

26. perpend

(verb)ponder

27. vamoose

(verb)leave hurriedly or quickly

28. iatrogenic

(adjective)caused by the actions of a physician

29. jnana

(noun)absolute insight acquired through study

30. sesquipedalianism

(adjective)given to using long words

31. omnific

(adjective)having unlimited powers of creation