Word Of The Day For October 2005
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| Puerile (adj) | Juvenile, Childish
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| Nadir (n) | The lowest point
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| Effulgence (n) | The state of being bright and radiant
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| Inchoate | Partly/not fully in existence or operation; early stage
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| Sempiternal (adj) | Everlasting; Eternal
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| Onus (n) | Burden
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| Abtemious (adj) | Temperate; Abstinent; Refraining from indulgence
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| Cant (n) | Empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; Insincere talk; Hypocrisy
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| Palpable (adj) | Obvious; Capable of being felt/touched
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| Conurbation (n) | An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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| Sinecure (n) | An office or position that involves little work or responsibility
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| Abjure (v) | To renounce under oath, to reject, or shun
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| Lackadaisical (adj) | Lacking spirit or liveliness
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| Votary (n) | One devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life
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| Pelf (n) | Money; riches; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten
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| Tocsin (n) | A warning
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| Lexicon (n) | 1. A dictionary
2. The vocabulary of a person, group, etc
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| Umbrage (n) | Offense; Resentment
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| Orotund (n) | 1. Full in sound
2. Bombastic
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| Bruit (v) | To report; to noise abroad
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| Virago (n) | 1. An ill-tempered, overbearing woman
2. A woman of great strength and courage
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| Mawkish (adj) | Sickly or excessively sentimental
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| Malediction (n) | A curse or execration
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| Susurrus (n) | A whispering or rustling sound
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| Neophyte (n) | A novice; a beginner in anything
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| Immolate (v) | To kill or destroy, often by fire
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