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March 2014: Word a day for the full month

31 words to cover each day of the month in March 2014.
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  1. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  2. colloquium
    an academic meeting, conference, or seminar
  3. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  4. cameo
    engraving or carving in low relief on a stone
  5. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  6. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  7. ply
    use diligently
  8. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  9. id
    primitive instincts and energies underlying psychic activity
  10. doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
  11. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  12. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  13. picayune
    small and of little importance
  14. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking
  15. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  16. putative
    purported
  17. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  18. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  19. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  20. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  21. anomie
    lack of moral standards in a society
  22. ignis fatuus
    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  23. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  24. comeuppance
    a usually negative outcome or fate that is well deserved
  25. disport
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  26. vitiate
    make imperfect
  27. cozen
    be dishonest with
  28. nugatory
    of no real value
  29. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  30. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  31. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
Created on 一月 11, 2014 (updated 一月 12, 2014)

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