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Details Title: Jan. 2007 Description: word-of-the-day Total Flash Cards: 30 Created: 05/18/2007 17:42:34	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term nascent Definition beginning to exist Term exegesis Definition exposition; explanation Term favonian Definition pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle Term punctilio Definition a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure Term interregnum Definition the interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuity in an order Term hinterland Definition backcountry Term chimerical Definition merely imaginary; fanciful Term sunder Definition to break apart Term uxorious Definition excessively fond of or submissive to a wife Term coxcomb Definition a vain, showy fellow Term bowdlerize Definition to remove or modify the parts considered offensive Term incarnadine Definition pink or red; also, to redden Term tractable Definition docile; manageable; governable Term bromide Definition a commonplace or conventional saying Term eddy Definition a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction Term imprecation Definition a curse Term foofaraw Definition excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter Term cudgel Definition a short heavy stick Term yeasty Definition frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast Term pettifogger Definition a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, who quibbles over trivia Term extemporaneous Definition composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment Term censure Definition to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval Term supine Definition lying on the back; also, indolent; listless Term inscrutable Definition difficult to fathom or understand Term dissimulate Definition to hide under a false appearance; also, to feign or pretend Term overweening Definition overbearing; also, excessive Term conflate Definition to bring together; to meld Term maunder Definition to talk or wander aimlessly Term gadabout Definition one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity Term cohort Definition a group; also, a companion or associate