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Difficult Word of the Day

 



6/18/2006:
caliculus -
(b) small cup-shaped structure


6/17/2006: moidure - (a) Portugeuse gold coin
6/16/2006:
forficate -
(d) deeply notched
6/15/2006:
antependium -
(b) altar cloth
6/14/2006:
St. Agnes Eve -
(b) night of January 20th, when a women will dream about her future husband
6/13/2006:
barbasco -
(c) poison tree
6/12/2006:
degust -
(a) savor
6/11/2006:
habdallah -
(a) Jewish sabbath
6/10/2006:
hornpout -
(d) freshwater catfish
6/9/2006:
repoussé -
(c) in raised relief
6/8/2006:
fustian -
(b) pretentious language
6/7/2006:
epicritic -
(a) pertaining to the tactile/thermal sensory nerve
6/6/2006:
sacristy -
(a) vestry
6/5/2006: trompe l'oiel - (d) giving the illusion of photographic reality
6/4/2006: objet trouvé - (a) found object
6/3/2006:
gradin -
(c) one of a series of tiered steps
6/2/2006:
calipee -
(a) edible part of turtle above its lower shell
6/1/2006:
linsang -
(b) carnivorous mammal with spotted coat
5/31/2006:
moshav -
(d) collection of Israeli small farms
5/30/2006:
hafiz -
(c) Muslim who has memorized the Koran
5/29/2006:
aepyornis -
(c) flightless bird of Madagascar
5/28/2006:
bailie -
(a) Scottish alderman
5/27/2006:
table d'hôte -
(a) fixed-price, full-course meal
5/26/2006:
lutetium -
(b) rare earth element
5/25/2006:
Cochin china -
(d) feathered-leg chicken
5/24/2006: talipot - (b) Asian palm tree
5/23/2006:
ranula -
(c) cyst on bottom of tongue
5/22/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/21/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/20/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/19/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/18/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/17/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/16/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/15/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/14/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/13/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/12/2006:
Beaufort Scale -
(a) wind speeds
5/11/2006:
glabella -
(a) smooth area between eyes
5/10/2006: Zend-Avesta - (d) Zoroastrian sacred book
5/9/2006: acciacatura - (a) discordant note
5/8/2005:
quamash -
(b) camas (showy plant)
5/7/2005:
parastalsis -
(c) digestive contractions of the stomach
5/6/2005: baize - (b) coarse, felt-napped woolen cloth
5/5/2005:
palsgrave -
(a) feudal lord
5/4/2005:
macula lutea -
(d) center of fovea
5/3/2005:
Rhadamanthine -
(c) strictly and uncompromisingly just
5/2/2005:
una corda -
(b) soft-pedaled
5/1/2005:
una corda -
(b) soft-pedaled
4/30/2005:
gamine -
(a) neglected girl with impish appeal
4/29/2005:
laparotomy -
(b) incision in abdominal wall
4/28/2005:
nappe -
(b) sheet of water flowing over a dam
4/27/2005:
macaronic -
(d) humorous mixture of different languages
4/26/2005:
huckaback -
(c) coarse cotton for toweling
4/25/2005: recension - (a) critical pre-editing revision of text, incorporating most plausible elements from other sources (as contrasted with redaction: editing for publication)
4/24/2005:
ylang-ylang -
(c) Asian perfume tree
4/23/2005:
donjon -
(d) fortified main tower of a castle
4/22/2005:
grivet -
(d) long-tailed African monkey
4/21/2005:
fleche -
(b) slender spire above the nave of a church
4/20/2005:
peeler -
(a) policeman
4/19/2005:
rapparee -
(d) oiratical 16th C. Irish soldier
4/18/2005:
Lucina -
(d) goddess of childbirth
4/17/2005:
Morgen le Fay -
(c) King Arthur's enemy
4/16/2005: larboard - (b) port (right) side
4/15/2005:
tuatara-
(d) New Zealand "living dinosaur"
4/14/2005: growler- (b) magnetizer/demagnetizer
4/13/2005:
trave-
(a) section of ceiling formed by crossbeams
4/12/2005:
trigeminal-
(c) facial sensory and jaw motor nerve
4/11/2005:
eclosion
(d) emergence of an adult from a pupa
4/10/2005:
pompelmous-
(c) the shaddock
4/9/2005:
Lucullen-
(b) lavish
4/8/2005:
raki-
(b) anise-flavored grape brandy
4/7/2005:
Magdalenian-
(a) upper Paleolithic
4/6/2005:
Hypnos
(d) god of sleep
4/5/2005:
loment-
(c) pod with seeds separated by constrictions
4/4/2005:
Homoiusian-
(d) Arian heresy that God and Jesus are different substances
4/3/2005:
blue flag-
(c) wild blue iris
4/2/2005:
frith-
(b) estuary
4/1/2005:
impetto-
(b) in secret
3/31/2005:
suberose-
(a) pertaining to cork
3/30/2005:
aleph null-
(c) the denumberably-infinite set of numbersconsisting of all the integers and all the rationals
3/29/2005:
ralph-
(b) to upchuck
3/28/2005:
devoir-
(a) expression of courtesy
3/27/2005:
jess-
(d) falcon's leg strap
3/26/2005:
ricin-
(b) deadly poison in castor bean
3/25/2005:
greaser-
(c) macho/Latino male
3/24/2005:
potaufeu-
(c) boiled meat and vegetables
3/23/2005:
buckra -
(a) Caucasian
3/22/2005:
misology -
(d) hatred of reason or enlightenment
3/21/2005:
elver -
(c) young eel
3/20/2005:
mangonel -
(b) medieval catapult
3/19/2005:
toponym -
(c) name derived from a place
3/18/2005:
glossal -
(c) pertaining to the tongue
3/17/2005:
lac -
(b) very large number (shell lac)
3/16/2005:
quintain -
(a) practice target for cavalry
3/15/2005:
silique -
(d) long seed pod that splits at both seams
3/14/2005:
firn -
(c) partially compacted snow
3/13/2005:
chryselephantine -
(b) made of gold and ivory
3/12/2005: ascarid - (c) nematode
3/11/2005: messuage - (c) house, outbuildings, and land
3/10/2005:
brewis -
(d) bread soaked in broth
3/9/2005:
viaticum -
(a) supplies for a journey
3/8/2005: wanderoo - (b) macaque
3/7/2005: constantan - (a) Cu-Ni alloy with constant resistance over a wide temperature range
3/6/2005: Dardanus - (c) eponymous founder of Troy
3/5/2005:
tsuris -
(c) trouble
3/4/2005:
grith -
(d) sanctuary in church or on king's highway
3/3/2005: rorqual - (b) whale
3/2/2005: maniple - (d) ecclesiastic silk band hanging from left wrist
3/1/2005: pluvial - (c) pertaining to rain
2/28/2005: silymarin - (a) milk thistle extract
2/27/2005: langan - (b) moccasin with knee-high leggings
2/26/2005: dittany - (d) plant producing burnable gas
2/25/2005: rigadoon - (d) couple's lively, jumping quickstep
2/24/2005: metalinguistics - (a) study of relationship between language and culture
2/23/2005: sorb - (c) tree
2/22/2005: diastrophism - (b) folding and faulting of bedrock
2/21/2005: kobold - (d) mischievous German household elf

2/20/2005:
eutectic -
(b) alloy composition yielding the lowest melting point

2/19/2005:
acarus -
(c) mite

2/18/2005:
accouchement -
(a) childbirth

2/17/2005:
culverin -
(c) 16th-century musket

2/16/2005:
Bouvier des Flanders -
(c) cattle dog

2/15/2005:
rogatory -
(b) requiring information

2/14/2005:
sadhu -
(d) holy Indian ascetic

2/13/2005:
repand -
(a) wavy margin

2/12/2005:
borscht circuit -
(d) Jewish Catskill resort hotels

2/11/2005:
chef d'ouvre -
(b) a masterpiece

2/10/2005:
hearth money -
(b) money to the expenses of the Vatican

2/9/2005:
misoneism -
(d) hates change
2/8/2005:
greisen -
(a) quartz and mica rock

2/7/2005:
tilbury -
(c) two-oerson, two-wheeled light carriage

2/6/2005:
painted lady -
(b) butterfly

2/5/2005:
painted lady -
(b) butterfly

2/4/2005:
pocosin -
(a) upland coastal marsh

2/3/2005:
missal -
(d) prayer book

2/2/2005:
rondure -
(c) gracefully rounded

2/1/2005:
fazenda -
(c) hacienda

1/31/2005:
polysticous -
(b) two or more rows

1/30/2005:
lapillus -
(d) solidified lava fragment

1/29/2005:
theremin -
(a) electronic musical instrument
1/28/2005:
Louis Seize -
(b) Louis XVI

1/27/2005:
Hestia -
(c) goddess of the hearth

1/26/2005:
trilby -
(c) felt hat, deeply cresed crown

1/25/2005:
nosology -
deals with (d) diseases

1/24/2005:
rhombus -
(c) equilateral parallelogram

1/23/2005:
quean -
(a) disreputable woman

1/22/2005:
roman â clef -
(a) novel portraying real people in fictional guise

1/21/2005:
Sahel -
(c) savannah bordering a deser

1/20/2005:
entracte -
(d) entertainment between acts

1/19/2005:
motta -
(b) clump of trees on a prairie

1/18/2005:
cosh -
(b) a blackjack

1/17/2005:
euglena -
(c) half-plant, half-animal protozoan

1/16/2005:
bouzouki -
(a) Greek mandolin

1/15/2005:
arenaceous -
(d) sandy

1/14/2005:
trou-de-loup -
(b) conical pit with sharpened stake

1/13/2005:
haw -
(b) nictitating membrane

1/12/2005:
tod -
(c) 28 pounds of wool

1/11/2005:
neritic - 
(a) pertaining to the waters of a shoreline
1/10/2005: rockaway - (d) 4-wheeled, 2-seat carriage

1/9/2005: gramarye -
 (b) occult learning

1/8/2005: fascine -
 (c) bundle of sticks tied together

1/7/2005: slatch -
 (a) a lull in a storm or in breaking waves

1/6/2005: cocotte -
 (a) prostitute

1/5/2005: decussate -
 (d) X-shaped

1/4/2005: lustrum -
 (d) Roman period of purification after a five-year census

1/3/2005: rochet -
 (b) bishop's ceremonial vestment

1/2/2005: cabochon -
 (d) highly polished, uncut gem

1/1/2005: ghee -
 (a) semifluid clarified butter

12/31/2005: transept -
 (c) lateral arms of a cruciform church

12/30/2005: motla -
 (b) stand of trees on a prairie

12/29/2005: podzolization -
 (c) acidification of soil

12/28/2005: furfuraceous -
 (b) covered with scaly particles

12/27/2005: mamba -
 (b) venomous African snake

12/26/2005: ilex -
 (a) holly oak

12/25/2005: nom de guerre -
 (d) ficticious name

12/24/2005: togue -
 (c) lake trout

12/23/2005: conventicle -
 (c) secret recusant meeting

12/22/2005: extenterate -
 (b) eviscerate

12/21/2005: ankylosis -
 (c) abnormal fusion of bones

12/20/2005: fatidic -
 (d) prophetic

12/19/2005: portecochere -
 (d) roofed carriage entrance

12/18/2005: dicksissal -
 (b) sparrow-like bird

12/17/2005: nosh -
 (a) a snack

12/16/2005: arrieire pensee -
 (d) ulterior motive

12/15/2005: magistral -
 (c) prepared in accordance with a physician's prescription

12/14/2005: trommel -
 (c) revolving cylindrical ore screen

12/13/2005: fanion -
 (b) surveyor's flag

12/12/2005: variolate -
 (a) pock-marked

12/11/2005: della -
 (c) river rapids

12/10/2005: obturator -
 (d) something closing an opening in the body

12/9/2005: reeding -
 (b) convex molding

12/8/2005: ghillie -
 (b) low sports shoe with fringed laces.

12/7/2005: parrel -
 (c) sliding loop of rope to which a yard may be attached.

12/6/2005: apologue -
 (a) moral fable

12/5/2005: sprue -
 (d) tropical disease

12/4/2005: mordant -
 (b) caustic etching/color-fixing reagent

12/3/2005: mangabey -
 (b) long-muzzled African monkey

12/2/2005: sphagyric -
  pertaining to (c) alchemy

12/1/2005: hael -
  (a) chant of praise (Hael, hael, the gang's all here!)

11/30/2005: quechua -
  (b) member of Incon ruling caste

11/29/2005: epeirogeny -
  (d) continental drift

11/28/2005: unciform -
  (c) hook-shaped

11/27/2005: grammatology -
  (c) study of graphic scripts

11/26/2005: bistoury -
  (a) growing in poor soil

11/25/2005: ruderal -
  (d) growing in poor soil

11/24/2005: bacciferous -
  (c) berry-bearing

11/23/2005: aulic -
  (a) pertaining to the royal court

11/22/2005: tatami -
  (a) Japanese straw mat

11/21/2005: Moravian -
  (c) Czechoslovakian

11/20/2005: fossa -
  (a) hollowed-out place

11/19/2005: Guarnerius -  (b) runner-up to a Stradivarius


11/18/2005: potatory -  (d) bibulous

11/17/2005: sackbut -
  (c) trangular stringed instrument

11/16/2005: galmatis -
  (c) gibberish

11/15/2005: Hudbrastic -
  (a) mock-heroic style

11/14/2005: grotty -
  (d) wretched

11/13/2005: conquian. -
  (d) card game resembling rummy

11/12/2005: estaminet. -
  (b) small café

11/11/2005: rime riche. -
  (c) rhyme using homonyms

11/10/2005: habanera. -
  (d) slow dance

11/9/2005: gallus. -
  (c) suspender

11/8/2005: fainéant. -
  (a) irresponsible idler

11/7/2005: grampus -
  (a) killer whale

11/6/2005: troche -
  (b) a lozenge

11/5/2005: jaeger -
  (a) seabird that steals food from other birds

11/4/2005: chatelain -
  (d) castle keeper

11/3/2005: Falstaffian -
  (c) jovial

11/2/2005: paelia -
  (c) rice-vegetable-and-meat Spanish dish

11/1/2005: jambeau -
  (b) leg armor

10/31/2005: monticule -
  (a) secondary volcanic cone

10/30/2005: tricot -
  (d) ribbed wool fabric

10/29/2005: durbar -
  (b) Indian ruler's state banquet

10/28/2005: gorgonize -
  (c) have a paralyzing effect

10/27/2005: waddy -
  (a) Australian aborigine's throwing club

10/26/2005: doublure -
  (a) leather lining inside a book

10/25/2005: nene -
  (c) Hawaiian goose

10/24/2005: micturate -
  (d) urinate

10/23/2005: staddle -
  (b) hay platform

10/22/2005: dicrotism -
  (d) doubling of the heartbeat

10/21/2005: renminbi -
  (c) Chinese coin

10/20/2005: milliard -
  (c) one billion

10/19/2005: siemens -
  (b) conductance (one ampere per volt)

10/18/2005: elide -
  (a) to slur over, suppress

10/17/2005: Annie Oakley -
  (d) free ticket

10/16/2005: rob roy -
  (c) Irish whiskey cocktail

10/15/2005: traditor -
  (b) betrayed fellow Christians

10/14/2005: redigote -
  (b) man's long, double-breasted topcoat

10/13/2005: holus-bolus -
  (c) all-at-once

10/12/2005: tabaret -
  (a) moiré/satin striped upholstery cloth

10/11/2005: monotreme -
  (b) egg-laying Australian mammal

10/10/2005: hemisitch -
  (d) half a line of verse

10/9/2005: polytocous -
  (d) producing many offspring at a time

10/8/2005: grappa -
  (c) brandy made from wine residue

10/7/2005: doucer -
  (a) bribe

10/6/2005: blintz -
  (c) cottage-cheese-and-sour-cream-filled pancake

10/5/2005: caique -
  (a) long, narrow Mid-Eastern rowboat

10/4/2005: Reye's syndrome -
  (b) acute encephelopathy in children

10/3/2005: fess -
  (d) horizontal band on escutcheon

10/2/2005: fess -
  (d) horizontal band on escutcheon

10/1/2005: tisane -
  (c) herbal medicinal beverage

9/30/2005: equipollance -
  (b) fairness

9/29/2005: sagger -
  (b) protective coating of fire clay

9/28/2005: pandurate -
  (b) violin-shaped
9/27/2005:
havelock -
  (d) cap with neck cover

9/26/2005:
paladin -
  (c) champion
9/25/2005:
primavera -
  (a) wood used for cabinetwork
9/24/2005:
randan -
  (a) boat with three rowers
9/23/2005:
non obstatnte -
  (c) notwithstanding
9/22/2005:
feladese -
  (b) death through malicious act
9/21/2005:
fastigate -
  (b) tapering to a point
9/20/2005:
tael -
  (a) 1 and 1/3rd oz
9/19/2005:
ratteen -
  (a) possessing a keel
9/18/2005: madrepore- (a) tropical reef-building coral
9/17/2005: taenia- 
(b) narrow band
9/16/2005: yare- 
(c) lively

9/15/2005: moulin- 
(b) vertical shaft in glacier held open by falling water

9/14/2005: sacher torte - 
(d) jam-filled, chocolate-iced, chocolate cake

9/13/2005: cesura - 
(a) pause in a song

9/12/2005: brachycephalic - 
(b) wide head

9/11/2005: noctule - 
(b) large reddish-brown Eurasian bat

9/10/2005: laissez passer - 
(d) pass in place of a passport

9/8/2005: Hakenkreutz - 
(c) swastika

9/7/2005: gallipot - 
(a) druggists' earthenware pot

9/6/2005: spirula - 
(b) mollusc

9/5/2005: nates - 
(c) buttocks

9/4/2005: regisseur - 
(c) ballet director

9/3/2005: kvetch - 
(d) chronic complainer

9/2/2005: calipash - 
(a) turtle's upper shell

9/1/2005: fomite - 
(a) object that transfers infection

8/31/2005: abrosia - 
(c) wasting away

8/30/2005: Tartarus - 
(b) the abtyss below Hades

8/29/2005: mina - 
(d) Greek, Asiatic one-tenth-penny

8/28/2005: jakes - 
(a) a privy

8/27/2005: painter - 
(a) mountain lion

8/26/2005: badderlocks - 
(c) edible seaweed

8/25/2005: roman â clef - 
(b) novel in which real people are fictionally incorporated

8/24/2005: vambrace - 
(d) felt-napped coarse wool cloth

8/23/2005: vambrace - 
(a) armor for the forearm

8/22/2005: sial - 
(c) layer of rock underneath the continents

8/21/2005: moulage - 
(c) mold used in criminal investigation

8/20/2005: Lag b'Omer - 
(b) Jewish holiday

8/19/2005: honan- 
(c) evenly colored silk fabric

8/18/2005:
majuscule- 
(d) oversized letter

8/17/2005:
pallaise- 
(a) thin, straw-filled mattress

8/16/2005:
espadrille- 
(a) rope-bottomed, canvas-topped sandal

8/15/2005:
paxiology - 
(c) study of human conduct
8/14/2005:
zax - 
(a) hatchet for cutting roof slates

8/13/2005:
geometrid - 
(d) moth family

8/12/2005:
madras - 
(b) karge handkerchief used as turban

8/11/2005:
faience - 
(c) colorfully glazed earthenware

8/10/2005:
tahr - 
(c) Nepalese goat

8/9/2005:
ides - 
(a) middle of month
8/8/2005: moniliform - (a) shaped like a string of beads
8/7/2005: ensiform - (d) sword-shaped
8/6/2005: cacography - (c) poor handwriting
8/5/2005: tachymeter - 
(b) instrument for rapid measurement of distances and elevations

8/4/2005: nix - 
(a) water sprite

8/3/2005: porgy - 
(c) menhaden

8/2/2005: transhumance - 
(c) seasonal change of livestock pasteurage

8/1/2005: paillaise - 
(a) thin straw mattress

7/31/2005: roulade - 
(d roll of coins)

7/30/2005: haugh - 
(b) low-lying river valley meadow

7/29/2005: hypogeum - 
(b) ancient basement

7/28/2005: analeptic - 
(c) restorative

7/27/2005: umbel - 
(a) flat-topped flower cluster

7/26/2005: cachinnation - 
(d) ribald laughter

7/25/2005: daphnia - 
(a) tiny crustaceans

7/24/2005: lixiviate - 
(b) to wash soluble matter from

7/23/2005: kauri - 
(b) New Zealand conifer

7/22/2005: remex - 
(c) bird's flight feather

7/21/2005: couloir - 
(b) deep Alpine gorge

7/20/2005: rambutan - 
(a) fruit tree

7/19/2005: gramineous - 
(d) pertaining to grasses

7/18/2005: hispid - 
(c) bristly

7/17/2005: pozzuolana - 
(c) volcanic ash used for concrete

7/16/2005: brasserie - 
(b) beer joint

7/15/2005: in petto - 
(a) in secret

7/14/2005: allantoid - 
(d) sausage-shaped

7/13/2005: arrant - 
(b) being completely such

7/12/2005: gerent - 
(d) manager

7/11/2005: fipple - 
(d) block of wood in wind instruments

7/10/2005: oenology - 
(a) study of wines

7/9/2005: repoussé - 
(c) raised in relief

7/8/2005: unaneled - 
(d) not having received extreme unction

7/7/2005: eloign - 
(b) to remove to a distance

7/6/2005: miosis - 
(a) pupil of the eye

7/5/2005: pencel - 
(a) streamer on a lance

7/4/2005: galimatis - 
(d) gibberish


7/3/2005: tachylyte - 
(d) glassy black basalt

7/2/2005: habitus - 
(c) (physical) constitution

7/1/2005: beche-de-mer - 
(b) Indonesian lingua franca

6/30/2005: larigan - 
(c) moccasin with knee-high leggings

6/29/2005: bract - 
(a) showy leaflet under flower

6/28/2005: ribband - 
(a) wooden strip holding ship's rib in place during construction

6/27/2005: stoat - 
(d) ermine, in brown phase

6/26/2005: ligan - 
(b) jettisoned cargo, with floats

6/25/2005: valgus - 
(d) knock-kneed person

6/24/2005: dosser - 
(a) large pack basket

6/23/2005: rivage - 
(a) shore

6/22/2005: galipot - 
(b) crude pine turpentine

6/21/2005: predicatory - 
(c) pertaining to preaching

6/20/2005: ratalia - 
(d) almond-flavored cordial

6/19/2005: quagga - 
(a) extinct zebra-like animal

6/18/2005: taboret - 
(b) a low cabinet

6/17/2005: hackamack - 
(c) larch tree

6/16/2005: hackamore - 
(c) band blinding horses during break-in

6/15/2005: Nainook - 
(c)  soft cotton cloth with woven stripe

6/14/2005: dalmatic - 
(a)  wide-sleaved garment worn by a bishop, cardinal or abbot

6/13/2005: malversation - 
(c)  misconduct in public office
6/12/2005: objet trouvé- - 
(d)  a found object

6/11/2005: pico- - 
(a)  one trillionth

6/10/2005: fermi - 
(b)  one femtometer

6/9/2005: guillemot - 
(a)  northern sea bird

6/8/2005: optative - 
(a)  expressing a wish

6/7/2005: elasmobranch - 
(c)  sub-branch containing sharks, rays and skates

6/6/2005: faitour - 
(d)  imposter

6/5/2005: lugger - 
(b)  two- or three-masted fishing boat

6/4/2005: anguine - 
(a)  snake-like

6/3/2005: salep - 
(a)  ground orchid roots (medicinal)

6/2/2005: balmacaan - 
(d)  full overcoat with raglan sleeves

6/1/2005: glaive - 
(c)  broadsword

5/31/2005: balas - 
(b)  rose-red spinel

5/30/2005: damascene - 
(c)  wavy patterns

5/29/2005: parang - 
(c)  Malasian knife

5/28/2005: lineament - 
(a)  characteristic feature

5/27/2005: marescent - 
(d)  wasting away

5/26/2005: tamarau - 
(c)  Philippine buffalo

5/25/2005: gadwall - 
(b)  duck

5/24/2005: nodus - 
(b)  difficult situation

5/23/2005: uncial - 
(d)  somewhat-rounded capital letters

5/22/2005: eremit - 
(a)  recluse

5/21/2005: palladium - 
(b)  safeguard

5/20/2005: rehadamanthine - 
(a)  uncompromisingly just

5/19/2005: lagomorph - 
(d)  gnawing animal (rabbit, beaver)

5/18/2005: monopsony - 
(c)  several sellers, one buyer

5/17/2005: flanerie - 
(c)  loafing

5/16/2005: rebec - 
(c)  pear--shaped, medieval, 3-stringed lute

5/15/2005: haef - 
(a)  a trivial amount

5/14/2005: sabra - 
(c)  Israeli born in Israel

5/13/2005: haplology - 
(a)  shortening of a word by contraction

5/12/2005: gollard - 
(b)  wandering medieval student

5/11/2005: tergiversation - 
(d)  flip-flopping back and forth

5/10/2005: tamarack - 
(d)  larch tree

5/9/2005: rampike - 
(b)  dead tree stump

5/8/2005: magot - 
(a)  Barbary ape

5/7/2005: doit - 
(d)  ¼-cent coin

5/6/2005: lubricoid - 
(b)  resembling an earthworm

5/5/2005: cymose - 
(b)  cluster of mini-blooms on a disk

5/4/2005: praedial - 
(a)  attached to the land (e. g., serf)

5/3/2005: heirophant - 
(b)  interpreter of arcane mysteries

5/2/2005: sui juris - 
(c)  capable of managing one's own affairs

5/1/2005: ridley - 
(d)  marine turtle

4/30/2005: decollate - 
(a)  behead

4/29/2005: uredo - 
(c)  burning itch

4/28/2005: parquet - 
(c)  floor of theater

4/27/2005: culm - 
(b)  grass stem joint

4/26/2005: effloresce- 
(d)  to give up water of crystallization

4/25/2005: brock- 
(c)  badger

4/24/2005: placket- 
(a)  slit, or skirt pocket

4/23/2005: sphygmic- 
(b)  pertaining to the pulse

4/22/2005: prodromal- 
(b)  disease-onset symptom

4/21/2005: assentation- 
(d)  ill-considered assent

4/20/2005: gurnard- 
(c)  fish

4/19/2005: furlong- 
(a)  1/8th mile

4/18/2005: turnsole- 
(d)  heliotrope

4/17/2005: hake- 
(b)  cod family

4/16/2005: madelaine- 
(c)  small, rich, shell-shaped cake

4/15/2005: subaltern- 
(c)  between lieutenant and captain captain

4/14/2005: vis major- 
(a)  catastrophic natural phenomenon that can sometimes override contracts

4/13/2005: hypercatalexis- 
(a)  adding extra syllables

4/12/2005: tricoline- 
(d)  sturdy worsted double-twilled fabric

4/11/2005: palatine- 
(d)  woman's fur cape and hood

4/10/2005: torticolis- 
(b)  neck muscles in spasm

4/9/2005: friseur- 
(b)  hirdresser

4/8/2005: lubber line- 
(c)  ship's heading

4/7/2005: steeve- 
(d)  shipboard spar with rope and pulley

4/6/2005: hornbeam- 
(a)  tree

4/5/2005: duiker- 
(b)  African antelope

4/4/2005: exarch- 
(b)  bishop below a patriarch

4/3/2005: quattrecento- 
(c)  the 1400's

4/2/2005: cuncal- 
(a)  wedge-shaped

4/1/2005: empressement- 
(b)  offensive cordiality

3/31/2005: ratafia- 
(d)  almond-flavored cordial

3/30/2005: guyot- 
(c)  flat-topped seamount

3/29/2005: kakapo- 
(c)  ground-dwelling New Zealand parrot

3/28/2005: dinkum- 
(a)  genuine

3/27/2005: je ne sois quoi- 
(b)  it is difficult to say

3/26/2005: rallentando- 
(a)  gradually slackening

3/25/2005: hyetal-
pertaining to (c) rain

3/24/2005: distiches-
(c) two rows of leaves on opposite sides of a stem

3/23/2005: acarid-
(a) mites and ticks

3/22/2005: lamia-
(a) blood-sucking serpent

3/21/2005: fantod-
(d) state of nervous irritabiility

3/20/2005: tuchin-
(b) Chinese military provincial governor

3/19/2005: indusium-
(c) enclosing membrane

3/18/2005: condyle-
(a) bone knuckle

3/17/2005: gannet-
(d) large northern seabird

3/16/2005: artemisia-
(b) wormwood

3/15/2005: -
(b) anbormally slow heartbeat

3/14/2005: narwhal-
(c) marine mammal with a single spiral horn

3/13/2005: gaffer-
(a) lighting technician

3/12/2005: lanceolate-
(d) narrow and tapering at both ends

3/11/2005: fugacious-
(c) evanescent

3/10/2005: macrobiotic-
(c) promoting long life

3/9/2005: touraco-
(c) brightly colored African bird

3/8/2005: ringhals-
(a) venom-spitting African snake

3/7/2005: patelliform-
(b) cup-shaped