rounder
noun: A drunkard, idler, or self-indulgent person.
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
pedestrian
Definition: (adjective) Lacking in vitality, imagination, or distinction. Synonyms: prosaic. Usage: His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring. Discuss
neoist
noun: One who favors or employs new ideas, styles, techniques, etc. adjective: Favoring new ideas, styles, techniques, etc.
prevaricate
Definition: (verb) To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. Synonyms: beat around the bush, palter, tergiversate. Usage: At the press conference, the politician continued …
redolence
Definition: (noun) A pleasingly sweet olfactory property. Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance. Usage: The moonlight and the redolence of flowers made the garden a romantic spot. Discuss
attrition
Definition: (noun) Erosion by friction. Synonyms: corrasion, detrition, abrasion. Usage: The attrition of the stone stairway had occurred by centuries of foot traffic. Discuss
eschatology
noun: The doctrine or the study of final or ultimate matters, such as, death, judgment, end of the world, etc.
decadence
Definition: (noun) A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art. Synonyms: degeneracy, degradation. Usage: The art of the late …
habitus
noun: 1. The physical characteristics of a person, especially as relating to disease. 2. The way someone of a particular social group perceives and responds …
edacious
Definition: (adjective) Characterized by voracity; devouring. Synonyms: ravenous, voracious, wolfish, esurient, rapacious, ravening. Usage: The edacious vultures soon devoured the animal's remains. Discuss
quaestuary
adjective: 1. Relating to financial matters. 2. Done only for monetary gain.
impecunious
Definition: (adjective) Lacking money; penniless. Synonyms: penurious. Usage: It was hard to believe that the impecunious man asking me if I could spare any change …
yesternight
noun: Last night. adverb: During last night.
intimate
Definition: (verb) To indicate or make known indirectly. Synonyms: hint, imply, suggest. Usage: The young gentleman smiled, as if to intimate that the latter fragments …
agathism
noun: The doctrine that, in the end, all things tend toward good.
detractor
Definition: (noun) One who disparages or belittles the worth of something. Synonyms: depreciator, disparager, knocker. Usage: His stellar performance silenced many of his detractors. Discuss
querulous
Definition: (adjective) Given to complaining; peevish. Synonyms: fretful, whiny. Usage: The teacher's patience was wearing thin, but the querulous student nevertheless continued to whine about …
nefarious
Definition: (adjective) Evil; wicked; sinful. Synonyms: villainous. Usage: The impenetrable and inescapable prison housed the most nefarious criminals. Discuss
mundificative
adjective: Having the power to cleanse. noun: A cleansing medicine or preparation.
fugacious
Definition: (adjective) Passing away quickly; evanescent. Synonyms: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transitory, transient. Usage: Restless, shifting, fugacious as time itself is a certain vast bulk of …
zoophobia
noun: 1. An unusual fear of animals. 2. A dislike of keeping animals in captivity.
impracticable
Definition: (adjective) Not capable of being carried out or put into practice. Synonyms: unfeasible, unworkable. Usage: Refloating the sunken ship intact proved impracticable because of …
surquedry
noun: Overbearing pride.
impel
Definition: (verb) To urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate. Synonyms: compel, drive, push, inspire, instigate, goad. Usage: I don't consider …
banjax
verb tr.: To destroy, damage, defeat, injure, etc.
vitriolic
Definition: (adjective) Bitterly scathing; caustic. Synonyms: acid, blistering, venomous, acrid, acerbic, bitter, virulent. Usage: The critic showed no mercy in writing the most vitriolic review …
skewgee
adjective: Askew; mixed-up; confused.
huffy
Definition: (adjective) Quick to take offense. Synonyms: touchy. Usage: I tried to give my coworker some advice after the meeting, but she perceived it as …
exculpate
Definition: (verb) To clear of guilt or blame. Synonyms: acquit, assoil, exonerate, discharge, clear. Usage: He was exculpated from the charge when the real criminal …
chicanery
Definition: (noun) Deception by trickery or sophistry. Synonyms: guile. Usage: The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. Discuss
remonstrate
Definition: (verb) To reason or plead in protest, objection, or complaint. Synonyms: protest, challenge, argue, object, dispute, dissent, expostulate. Usage: I remonstrate against these outrages …
sour grapes
noun: Finding fault with or expressing disdain for something one cannot have.
gossamer
Definition: (adjective) Sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous. Synonyms: ethereal. Usage: Tasting cotton candy for the first time, the child was thrilled by the gossamer treat. …
razz
noun: To make a sound by mouth, imitative of breaking wind, by pushing the tongue between the lips and blowing air. verb tr.: To tease …
charlatan
Definition: (noun) A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. Synonyms: mountebank. Usage: In a …
banana oil
noun: 1. Nonsense. 2. Insincere talk or flattery.
harangue
Definition: (noun) A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade. Synonyms: rant. Usage: The coach's angry harangue during halftime …
apple knocker
noun: 1. An ignorant or unsophisticated person. 2. A baseball player, especially a batter. 3. A fruit picker, farmer, or seller.
inimical
Definition: (adjective) Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse. Synonyms: hurtful, injurious. Usage: The inimical effects of smoking have been thoroughly documented. Discuss
lentic
adjective: Relating to or living in still water.