Oct 29
causerie
n - informal chat

Oct 30
descry
v - to catch sight of or to discover

Oct 31
imbroglio
n - a confused mass

Nov 1
apodictic
adj - expressing absolute certainty

Nov 2
clew
n - ball of thread, cord or yarn

Nov 3
tin-pot
adj - cheap or trivial of its

Nov 4
stridulate
v - to make a shrill creaking noise when rubbing 2 body parts together

Nov 5
parable
n - a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

Nov 6
esemplastic
adj - shaping or having the power to shape disparate things into a unified whole

Nov 7
archetype
n - the original pattern to model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies: prototype

Nov 8
mandarin
adj - of, relating to, or typical of a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades

Nov 9
cotton
v - to take a liking — used with to

Nov 10
pathos
n - an emotion of sympathetic pity

Nov 11
doughty
adj - marked by fearless resolution

Nov 12
shilly-shally
v - to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution

Nov 13
roue
n - a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure

Nov 14
stellar
adj - outstanding

Nov 15
proximity
n - the quality or state of being proximate : closeness

Nov 16
lallygag
v - to spend time idly

Nov 17
jalousie
n - a blind with adjustable horizontal slats for admitting light and air while excluding direct sun and rain

Nov 18
belaud
v - to praise usually to excess

Nov 19
fervid
adj - marked by often extreme intensity of feeling

Nov 20
bombinate
v - to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound

Nov 21
wifty
adj - eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : ditzy

Nov 22
obliterate
v - to remove from recognition or memory

Nov 23
non sequitur
n - an inference that does not follow from the premises

Nov 24
mucilanginous
adj - sticky, viscid

Nov 25
viand
n - an item of food; especially : a choice or tasty dish

Nov 26
illustrious
adj - notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions

Nov 27
anneal
v - to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace

Nov 28
harbinger
one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology

Nov 29
bludge
to avoid work or responsibilityOct 29 causerie n - informal chat Oct 30 descry v - to catch sight of or to discover Oct 31 imbroglio n - a confused mass Nov 1 apodictic adj - expressing absolute certainty Nov 2 clew n - ball of thread, cord or yarn Nov 3 tin-pot adj - cheap or trivial of its Nov 4 stridulate v - to make a shrill creaking noise when rubbing 2 body parts together Nov 5 parable n - a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle Nov 6 esemplastic adj - shaping or having the power to shape disparate things into a unified whole Nov 7 archetype n - the original pattern to model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies: prototype Nov 8 mandarin adj - of, relating to, or typical of a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades Nov 9 cotton v - to take a liking — used with to Nov 10 pathos n - an emotion of sympathetic pity Nov 11 doughty adj - marked by fearless resolution Nov 12 shilly-shally v - to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution Nov 13 roue n - a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure Nov 14 stellar adj - outstanding Nov 15 proximity n - the quality or state of being proximate : closeness Nov 16 lallygag v - to spend time idly Nov 17 jalousie n - a blind with adjustable horizontal slats for admitting light and air while excluding direct sun and rain Nov 18 belaud v - to praise usually to excess Nov 19 fervid adj - marked by often extreme intensity of feeling Nov 20 bombinate v - to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound Nov 21 wifty adj - eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : ditzy Nov 22 obliterate v - to remove from recognition or memory Nov 23 non sequitur n - an inference that does not follow from the premises Nov 24 mucilanginous adj - sticky, viscid Nov 25 viand n - an item of food; especially : a choice or tasty dish Nov 26 illustrious adj - notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions Nov 27 anneal v - to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace Nov 28 harbinger one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology Nov 29 bludge to avoid work or responsibility

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