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Factor Words of the Day

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September 2016 Vocabulary Words

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booboisee

[boo-boyz-EE] A term coined by the writer H.L. Mencken to describe the ignorant and unthinking masses of Americans.

Featured on September 29, 2016

gasconading

[gas-kuh-NAY-ding] Boasting, bragging excessively

Featured on September 27, 2016

virago

[vuh-RAH-go] A nasty, ill-tempered woman, a shrew

Featured on September 23, 2016

mordant

[MORE-dunt] Having a biting and sarcastic manner

Featured on September 21, 2016

billingsgate

[BILL-ings-gate] Foul, vulgar, abusive language

Featured on September 19, 2016

miscreant

[MISS-kree-unt] Wrongdoer, malefactor, lawbreaker

Featured on September 16, 2016

coxcomb

[COX-comb] A very vain and conceited man, a pretentious fop

Featured on September 15, 2016

unctuous

[UNK-chew-us] Insincere, oily, smug

Featured on September 14, 2016

insolent

[INN-suh-lent] Rude, disrespectful, impolite

Featured on September 13, 2016

gomerel

[GOM-uh-rul] A fool, a very stupid person

Featured on September 12, 2016

pecksniffian

[PECK-sniff-ee-un] Sanctimoniously putting forth lofty moral principles

Featured on September 9, 2016

crassitude

[KRASS-uh-tude] Gross ignorance and stupidity

Featured on September 9, 2016

quixotic

[quick-SAH-dik] Foolishly idealistic and romantic

Featured on September 7, 2016

zoilist

[ZOY-uh-list] A rude and nasty person who looks for faults in others

Featured on September 6, 2016

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