day 9

sorry for my hiatus. i am updating while i wait for my eggplant parm to cook.

Luddite   \LUH-dyte\   noun

one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change

errant   \AIR-unt\   adjective

1 : traveling or given to traveling

2. a : straying outside the proper path or bounds  b : moving about aimlessly or irregularly  c : behaving wrongly

A “knight-errant” travels around in search of adventures.

éclat   \ah-KLAH\   noun

1 : ostentatious display : publicity

2 : dazzling effect : brilliance

3 a : brilliant or conspicuous success b : praise, applause

The Lotus Eclat was built from 1975 to 1982.

invidious   \in-VID-ee-us\   adjective

1 : tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy

2 : envious

3 a : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious *b : of a kind to cause harm or resentment

neoteric   \nee-uh-TAIR-ik\   adjective

recent in origin : modern

day 8

divest   \dye-VEST\   verb

1 *a : to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title  b : to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment  c : rid, free
2 : to take away from a person

scission   \SIZH-un\   noun

1 : a division or split in a group or union : schism
2 : an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting : the state of being cut, divided, or split

beholden   \bih-HOHL-dun\   adjective

being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted

quiescent   \kwy-ESS-unt\   adjective

1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest

2 : causing no trouble or symptoms

erudite   \AIR-uh-dyte\   adjective

possessing or displaying extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : learned

day 7

adjuvant   \AJ-uh-vunt\   adjective

1 : serving to aid or contribute : auxiliary
2 : assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease

cabal   \kuh-BAHL\   noun

1 : the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government); also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues
2 : club, group

“the finer things cabal”

apodictic   \ap-uh-DIK-tik\   adjective
expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty

“It’s a handy word that can describe a conclusive concept, a conclusive person, or even that conclusive person’s conclusive remarks.”

immutable   \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\   adjective
not capable of or susceptible to change

foozle   \FOO-zul\   verb
to manage or play awkwardly : bungle

During the 2006 playoffs, Tony Romo foozled the field goal and consequently lost the game.

day 6

convivial   \kun-VIV-ee-ul\   adjective

relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

convivial event/party/drinkladder

aplomb   \uh-PLAHM\   noun

complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise

“completed her double back dismount with aplomb.”

restive   \RES-tiv\   adjective

1 : stubbornly resisting control : balky
2 : marked by impatience or uneasiness : fidgety
exculpatory   \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\   adjective

tending or serving to clear from alleged fault or guilt

dissonant   \DISS-uh-nunt\   adjective

1 : marked by lack of agreement : discordant
2 : incongruous
3 : harmonically unresolved

day 5

logy   \LOH-ghee\   adjective

marked by sluggishness and lack of vitality : groggy

contumely   \kahn-TOO-muh-lee\   noun

harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt

an instance of such language or treatment

assuage   \uh-SWAYJ\   verb

1 : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease

2 : pacify, quiet

3 : to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench

pamphleteer   \pam-fluh-TEER\   verb

1 : to write and publish pamphlets
2 : to engage in partisan arguments indirectly in writings

(to continue with the weakerthans theme -fallow-)

luminary   \LOO-muh-nair-ee\   noun
1 : a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
2 : a body that gives light; especially : one of the celestial bodies

day 4

codify - verb

to systemize

codify regulations

President Bush wants to codify the definition of marriage.

compendium - noun

brief, comprehensive summary

clairvoyant - noun

one who can predict the future, psychic

clamor - noun & verb

noisy outcry

churlish - adj

rude; boorish

day 3 (should be 5)

compunction - noun

uneasiness caused by guilt

feel compunction for being late to work…

concomitant - noun
existing concurrently

conciliatory - adj

overcoming distrust or hostility, reconcile

appease

conjugal - adj

pertaining to marriage agreement

consecrate - verb

to declare sacred

day 2

fervid  \fuhr vihd\ adj

1 : very hot: burning

2 : marked by often extreme fervor

synonyms - impassioned, passionate, zealous

fatuous   \fah choo uhs\   adj

complacently or inanely foolish, self-satisfied

synonyms - absurd, ludicrous

fawn  \fahn\   verb

to grovel

1 : to show affection

2 : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner 

synonyms - toady (one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors)

fecund    \fee kuhnd\    adj

fertile, fruitful, productive

1 : fruitful in offspring or vegetation

2 : intellectually productive or inventive

“Longing for the old fecundity
Of my homeland” - Colin Meloy- “ The Legionnaire’s Lament”

fallow    \faa loh\     noun

dormant, unused

5 words per day - day 1

so that’s pretty much it. 5 words per day including pictures/sentences so i can quit my job and be a student for life.

esplanade   \ESS-pluh-nahd\   noun

a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground; especially : one designed for walking or driving along a shore

We drove along the esplanade to reach my house.

Root comes from level ground.

glean   \GLEEN\   verb

1 a : to pick up after a reaper  b : to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers

2 a : to gather (as information) bit by bit  b : to pick over in search of relevant material

punctilio   \punk-TILL-ee-oh\   noun

1 : a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code

2 : careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)

punctilios of formal dining, punctilios of workplace attire

mash   \MASH\   noun

an intense and usually passing infatuation; also : the object of infatuation

mashletter = love letter, similar to crush

collegium   \kuh-LEG-ee-um\   noun

a group in which each member has approximately equal power and authority

a collegium of musicians, doctors