Word of the Day (3/11/25) Flashcards
Elusive (adj)
Difficult to find, catch, achieve, remember, or recall; shifty; slippery.
Rote (noun)
Mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned; mindlessly; automatically.
Pulchritude (noun)
Beauty.
Absconding (verb)
Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft; escape; run away; flee.
Ad Nauseam (adverb)
Referring to something that has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or firesome.
Facetious (adj.)
Joking or jesting inappropriately.
Wizened (adj.)
Shriveled or wrinkled with age; creased; withered.
Somnambulant (adj.)
Resembling or characteristic of a sleepwalker; sluggish.
Chicanery (noun)
The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose; deceitful; fraud; dishonesty.
Corpulent (adj.)
(Of a person) fat; obese; overweight; plump; portly; stout.