Jonathan Johnson
Word of the day
dissociate
• 1.Disconnect or separate (used esp. in abstract contexts).
• 2.Declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something).
concur
• agree
Illustius
• Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements
viand
• An item of food
imperative
• absolutely necessary or required
Lenticular
• lens-shaped cloud
Suspicion
• the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects
rectitude
• Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness
leadership
• an act or instance of leading
Surfeit
• An excessive amount of something
Furlong
• An eighth of a mile, 220 yards.
Deviate
• Depart from an established course
Pivot
• The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
Enigmatic
• Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
Immure
• Enclose or confine (someone) against their will: "immured in a lunatic asylum".
Mawkish
• 1.Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way: "a mawkish poem".
• 2.Having a faint sickly flavor: "the mawkish smell of warm beer".
Hobgoblin• 1.(in mythology and fairy stories) A
mischievous imp or sprite.• 2.A fearsome mythical creature.
Phantasm
• 1.A figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition.
• 2.An illusory likeness of something.
Agon
• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes.
Sequacious
• (of a person) Lacking independence or originality of thought.
spectacle
1.A visually striking performance or display: "the show is pure spectacle".
2.An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact: "the spectacle of a city's mass grief".
Bugbear
• 1.A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing.
• 2.An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them.
Electoral Vote
• The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President and Vice President
Stem-Winder
• a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem.
analytic
• 1.True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction.
• 2.(of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express
Biddable
• 1.Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions; docile and obedient.
• 2.Strong enough to justify a bid.
Eructation
• The act or an instance of belching.
Ratiocination
• conclusion: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises
Lambaste
• Criticize (someone or something) harshly
