Thursday Thirteen #5: Word of the Day

Word of the Day calendars, emails, websites, etc. seem like a good idea to increase vocabulary, but are they? The following list was developed from the one I receive daily, subscribe to through Bloglines or found in my calendar.

1. oleaginous: 1. resembling or having the properties of oil : oily; also : containing or producing oil; 2. marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality.
2. cudgel: 1. A short heavy stick used as a weapon; a club; 2. To beat with or as if with a cudgel.
3. eonism: 1.Adoption of female clothing and manners by a male.
4. miscible: 1.Capable of being mixed; specifically : capable of mixing in any ratio without separation of two phases
5. cadge: 1.beg, sponge
6. pettifogger: 1. A petty, unscrupulous lawyer; a shyster. 2. A person who quibbles over trivia. .
7. nonce: 1. Occurring, used, or made only once or for a special occasion.
8. hesternal: 1. Of yesterday.
9. looby: 1. An awkward, clumsy, lazy fellow.
10. athenaeum: 1. A library or reading room. 2. A literary or scientific club.
11. insouciant: 1. Happily unconcerned; carefree; nonchalant.
12. invious: 1. Pathless; untrodden; inaccessible.
13. rhinorrhea: 1.A runny nose.

My previous Thirteens

• I am not Delighted (#4)
• Thirteen Things about Writing Books I Would Recommend (#3)
• Thirteen Things about Editing with Small Children (#2)
• Thirteen Ways to Deal with Writer's Block (#1)