January 2011
thimblerig: to cheat or swindle, as in the traditional shell game known as thimblerig.
cacoethes: an irresistible urge; mania.
rakish: smart; jaunty; dashing.
gung-ho: wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal.
dharna: the practice of exacting justice by sitting at the doorstep of an offender until the demand is granted.
paphian: of or pertaining to love, esp. illicit physical love.
homograph: a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning, whether pronounced the same way or not.
lollop: to move forward with a bounding or leaping motion.
lickerish: fond of and eager for choice food.
byzantine: complex or intricate.
sockdolager: a decisive blow or remark.
katzenjammer: the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.
chatoyant: changing in luster or color.
prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth.
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exculpate: to clear from alleged fault or guilt.
descry: to catch sight of; to detect.
nostrum: a questionable remedy.
plenipotentiary: invested with full power.
