widening vocabulary

index dictionary.com's words of the days, dating back to May 1999, on your dashboard for more convenience.

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torpid:

dull; sluggish; apathetic.

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bellwether:

a leader or leading indicator.

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i'm probably gonna delete this blog ~

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tittle-tattle:

idle, trifling talk.

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eke:

to gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty. 

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avarice:

an excessive desire of gain; greediness. 

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tyro:

a novice.

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comity:

a state of mutual harmony, friendship and respect.

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gnomic:

uttering, containing, or characterised by maxims.

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torrid:

drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.

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Whig:

a friend or supporter of the American Revolution.

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trepidation:

a state of dread or alarm; apprehension.

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verdant:

green.

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extant:

still existing.

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Brobdingnagian:

gigantic; enormous. 

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ebullient:

high-spirited.

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sublunary:

situated beneath the moon; terrestrial.