June 2007

1. omnipresent: present in all places at the same time.

2. biddable: easily led or commanded; obedient.
3. discomfit: to disconcert; also, to thwart.
4. perfunctory: done routinely.
5. incipient: beginning to exist or appear.
6. lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class.
7. epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
8. palliate: to extenuate; also, to relieve.
9. sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion.
10. leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
11. quiescent: at rest; still; inactive.
12. fulminate: to issue or utter verbal attacks or censures.
13. contravene: to act or be counter to.
14. proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
15. clamber: to climb with difficulty, or on all fours.
16. invective: insulting or abusive language.
17. eructation: the act of belching; a belch.
18. disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject.
19. rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
20. agon: struggle; conflict.
21. languid: lacking vigor or force.
22. countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
23. dolorous: marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow.
24. jejune: lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also, dull.
25. abstruse: difficult to comprehend.
26. venerate: to treat with deep respect.
27. factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
28. collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
29. bifurcate: to divide into two branches.
30. convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive.