"Word of the Day": GRE edition

October 31

salubrious • \suh-LOO-bree-uhs\ • adjective

: favorable to or promoting health or well-being

"Word of the Day": GRE edition

October 30

quaff • \KWAF\ • verb

: to drink deeply

"Word of the Day": GRE edition

October 29
halcyon • \HAL-see-uhn\ • adjective
1 : of or relating to the halcyon or its nesting period
2 : calm, peaceful
: happy, golden
: prosperous, affluent

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October 28

incognito • /in-kahg-NEE-toh/ • adverb or adjective

: with one's identity concealed

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October 27

notch • \NAHTCH\ • noun

1 : a V-shaped hollow in an edge or surface

2 : a narrow pass between two mountains

3 : degree, step

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October 26

lethargic • \luh-THAR-jik\ • adjective

1 : of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy : sluggish

2 : indifferent, apathetic

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October 25

sea change • \SEE-CHAYNJ\ • noun

: a marked change : transformation

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October 24

mendacious • \men-DAY-shus\ • adjective

: given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth

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October 23

qualm • \KWAHM\ • noun

1 : a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea

2 : a sudden fear

3 : a feeling of doubt or indecision in matters of right and wrong

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October 22

jawboning • \JAW-boh-ning\ • noun

: the use of public appeals (as by a president) to influence the actions especially of business and labor leaders; broadly : the use of spoken persuasion

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October 21

renovate • \REN-uh-vayt\ • verb

1 : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)

2 : to restore to life, vigor, or activity : revive

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October 20

farraginous • \fuh-RAJ-uh-nus\ • adjective

: consisting of a confused mixture : formed of various materials in no fixed order or arrangement

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October 19

peculation • \pek-yuh-LAY-shun\ • noun

: embezzlement

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October 18

outlandish • \out-LAN-dish\ • adjective

1 : of or relating to another country : foreign

2 a : strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre

b : exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards

3 : remote from civilization

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October 17

hie • \HYE\ • verb

1 : to go quickly : hasten

2 : to cause (oneself) to go quickly

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October 16

eddy • \EDD-ee\ • noun

1 a : a current of air running contrary to the main current; especially : a circular current : whirlpool

b : something moving similarly

2 : a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)

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October 15

zeroth • \ZEE-rohth\ • adjective

: being numbered zero in a series; also : of, relating to, or being a zero

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October 14

boustrophedon • \boo-struh-FEE-dahn\ • noun

: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)

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October 13

erstwhile • \ERST-wile\ • adverb

: in the past : formerly

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October 12

gimcrack • \JIM-krak\ • noun

: a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw

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October 11

abrasive • \uh-BRAY-siv\ • adjective

1 : tending to wear away by rubbing

2 : causing irritation

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October 10

supersede • \soo-per-SEED\ • verb

1 : to cause to be set aside

2 : to take the place or position of

3 : to displace in favor of another

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October 9

tendentious • \ten-DEN-shus\ • adjective

: marked by a tendency in favor of a certain point of view : biased

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October 8

foliage • \FOH-lee-ij\ • noun

1 : a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation

2 : the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants

3 : a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

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October 7

untoward • \un-TOH-erd\ • adjective

1 : difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable

2 : not favorable : adverse, unpropitious

3 : improper, indecorous

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October 6

kismet • \KIZZ-met\ • noun

: fate

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October 5

sigmoid • \SIG-moyd\ • adjective

1 a : curved like the letter C

b : curved in two directions like the letter S

2 : of, relating to, or being to or being the sigmoid colon

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October 4

dorsal • \DOR-sul\ • adjective

: relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts

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October 3

caucus • \KAW-kus\ • noun

: a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy; also : a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause

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October 2

amok • \uh-MUK\ • adverb

1 : in a murderously frenzied state

2 a : in a violently raging manner

b : in an undisciplined, uncontrolled, or faulty manner

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October 1

tittup • \TITT-up\ • verb

: to move in a lively manner often with an exaggerated or affected action