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Words of the Day Database

salubrious: 
Health-giving; healthy: "salubrious weather".
  (of a place) Pleasant; not run-down.

March 28, 2013
resile: (intransitive verb) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape

April 1, 2013
re·cal·ci·trant ; Adjective
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority. A person with such an attitude.

April 2, 2013
stag·nate
1.to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc. 
The streams leading to the pond dried up; now the water is stagnant.​

April 3, 2013
​be-he-moth:
often capitalized : a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God.
Something of monstrous size, power, or appearance. 
The behemoth wave threatened to crash and devour the coastal city.

April 4, 2013
bellicose: Bel-li-cose
Adjective
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
His bellicose nature made him the perfect person to deliver the message to their boss.

ca·coph·o·ny  
Noun
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds:the opposite of a symphony, where sounds combine in harmony
The cacophony in the cafeteria made it impossible to hear the alarm bell.

be·rate
Verb
Scold or criticize (someone) angrily: "My mother berated me for having a cookie before dinner.

Magnanimous: mag·nan·i·mous  
Adjective
Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
I am in a magnanimous mood, so you choose the first piece of cake.



Math Words of the Week Database
April 3, 2013
Parallel: 
​Two lines are parallel if they lie in the same plane and do not intersect