Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 6, 2007 bete noire \bet-NWAHR\, noun : Something or someone particularly detested or avoided; a bugbear.

Word of the Day for Monday , November 5, 2007 sciolism \SY-uh-liz-uhm\, noun : Superficial knowledge; a superficial show of learning.

Word of the Day for Tuesday , October 30, 2007 terminus \TUR-muh-nuhs\, noun : 1. The finishing point; the end. 2. A boundary; a border; a limit. 3. A post or stone marking a boundary. 4. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; also, the station house, town, or city at that place.

Word of the Day for Friday, October 26, 2007 bravado \bruh-VAH-doh\, noun ; plural bravados or bravadoes \bruh-VAH-dohz\: A real or pretended show of courage or boldness.

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 25, 2007 stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\, adjective : Extremely loud.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 24, 2007 recidivism \rih-SID-uh-viz-uhm\, noun : A tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; especially, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 23, 2007 inimical \ih-NIM-ih-kul\, adjective : 1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable. 2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; adverse.

Word of the Day for Monday, October 22, 2007 flummery \FLUHM-uh-ree\, noun : 1. A name given to various sweet dishes made with milk, eggs, flour, etc. 2. Empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo jumbo; nonsense.

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 18, 2007 abscond \ab-SKOND\, intransitive verb : To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid arrest or prosecution.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 17, 2007 extant \EK-stunt; ek-STANT\, adjective : Still existing; not destroyed, lost, or extinct.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 16, 2007 quotidian \kwoh-TID-ee-uhn\, adjective : 1. Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever. 2. Of an everyday character; ordinary; commonplace.

Word of the Day for Monday, October 15, 2007 purblind \PUR-blynd\, adjective : 1. Having greatly reduced vision. 2. Lacking in insight or discernment.

It’s 3am, well almost 3:30 now, and I can’t sleep. I have one of those almost migraines.   The one no amount of medicine helps, and it refuses to allow me sleep. So, I am sitting at my kitchen table, in the dark, drinking vanilla almond tea, reading, thinking, sipping. My husband’s out of town.   My oldest is at a birthday party/sleep over.   It’s so quiet right now, just the occasional low hum of the refrigerator and the tick tick ticking of my ...

Word of the Day for Friday, October 12, 2007 truckle \TRUHK-uhl\, intransitive verb : To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 slake \SLAYK\, transitive verb : 1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. 2. To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to moderate; as, slaking his anger. 3. To cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water. 4. To become slaked; to crumble or disintegrate, as lime.