Friday, June 29, 2012

Mercurial

mer-CURE-ee-al / fickle; erratic; ingenious; changeable; eloquent

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Flibbertigibbet

Flibbertigibbet
flib-ber-ti-gib-bet
Noun
A very flightly, talkative person or a gossip.

Concur

Concur
con-cur
Verb
Be of the same opinion.

Quintessential


Quintessential
quin-tes-sen-tial
Adj.
Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Solace

Solace
sol-lace
Noun
Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

Hyperkinetic

Hyperkinetic
hy-per-ki-net-ic
Adj.
Hyperactive; Frenetic.

Gaunt

Gaunt

Adj.
Lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age.

Decorum

Decorum
de-co-rum
n
Behavior in keeping good taste and propriety.

Gregarious

Gregarious
gre-gar-i-ous
Adj.
Fond of company; sociable.

Gyrate

Gyrate
gy-rate
Verb
Move or cause to move in a circle or spiral.

Felicitous

Felicitous
fe-lic-i-tous
Adj.
Well chosen or suited to the curcumstances.

Retrospect

Retrospect
ret-ro-spect
Noun
A survey or review of an past course of events or period of time.

Uncanny

Uncanny
un-can-ny
Adj.
Strange or mysterious in an unsettling way.

Archetpye

Archetype
ar-che-type
Noun
A very typical example of a certain person or thing.

Malevolent

Malevolent
ma-lev-o-lent
Adj.
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Inscrutable

Inscutable
in-sru-ta-ble
Adj.
Impossible to understand or interpret.

Interminable

Interminable
in-ter-mi-na-ble
Adj.
Endless.

Cynical

Cynical
Cyn-i-cal
Adj.
Believe that people that motivated by self-interest.

Kismet

Kismet
Kis-met
Noun
Destiny; Fate.

Squander

Squander
squan-der
Verb
Waste something in a reckless and foolish manner.

Stupor

Stupor
stu-por
Noun
A state of unconsciousness or insensibility.

Stupefy

Stupefy
stu-pe-fy
Verb
To make someone think unproperly

Strenuous

Strenuous
stren-u-ous
Adj.
Requiring or using great exertion.

Rancor

Rancor
Ran-cor
Noun
Bitterness or resentfulness

Amicable

Amicable
am-i-ca-ble
Adj.
(Of relations with people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement.

Scrutiny

Scrutiny
Scru-ti-ny
Noun
Critical observation or examination.

Dank

Dank
Adj

Damp, Musty, typically cold.

Fetching

Fetching
fetch-ing
Adj.
attractive, becoming

Callipygian

Callipygian
cal-li-pyg-i-an
Adj
Having a well shaped buttock.

(I Had to.)

Meretricious

Meretricious
mer-e-tri-cious
Adj.
Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

Sinister

Sinister
sin-is-ster
Adj
Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

Pretentious

Pretentious
pre-ten-tious
Adj.
Attempting to impress by affecting geater importance, talent, culture, etc. than is actually possesed.

Besiege

Besiege
be-siege
Verb
To surround a place with armed forces in order for one to surrender.

Convulsion

Convulsion
con-vul-sion
Noun
A sudden, violent irredgular movement of a limb or body caused by involentary movement of muscles..

Comrade

Comrade
com-rade
Noun
a companion who shares ones activities or is a fellow member of an organization.

Jubilant

Jubilant
ju-be-lant
Adj.
Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Dilettante

Dilettante 
Dil-i-taht 
Noun
A person who takes up art or an activity for amusment; A lover of art or science especially a fine art.