Word of the Day Flashcards
Pescatarian
a person who eats fish but no other forms of meat
Mephitic
harmful or poisonous; offensive smelling
Potentate
a powerful ruler; usually a monarch or dictator; anyone with unlimited power or influence
Promulgate
to proclaim or make an idea widely known; to put into effect as a law or regulation
Legerdemain
sleight of hand, or the use of one’s hands when performing magic tricks; a tricky display of skill or cleverness.
Fogbow
a rainbow made of fog droplets; a white rainbow; an arc or circle of white or yellow seen against the fog
Rubicund
having a red complexion; reddish in color
Obstreperous
rowdy, rambunctious, and noisy; stubborn, uncooperative, or difficult to control
Antediluvian
absurdly outmoded or old-fashioned; of or relating to a time before the biblical flood
Elide
to omit or strike out something; in speech or writing, to cut off a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one
Flaneur
one who rambles or travels aimlessly; an idle or dawdler
Celerity
swiftness or rapid movement; in oceanography, individual wave speed
Gelastic
laughter provoking; relating to a specific kind of epileptic seizure
Hygge
a general mood of coziness; a lifestyle of culture adopted from Scandinavia, emphasizing comfort and contentment
Panacea
a mythical remedy for all illnesses and disease; a solution for all problems and difficulties
