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By: Doug Brimmer
Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
In the business world, people are often judged
by the Words they use in conversation and correspondence. Right or
wrong, the size of your Vocabulary influences the way others perceive you
and is often a factor in career advancement. Here at CubeThink one of
our activities is Constantly Learning and believe that we should always
strive to expand our Vocabulary. We hope that by learning and using
the Words we list, you may benefit both personally and professionally.
We are always excited to receive your feedback. Please let us know your
thoughts about this list and recommendations for additional Words to
add. Please submit your feedback to
comments@cubethink.com .
The following drop down box lists all the
Words
we have featured in the Words Folder.
February 2012
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accede - 18-Nov-09
acrid - 01-Jul-09
acrimony 27-Jan-10
adamant - 26-Apr-09
adroitness - 29-Nov-08
alacrity - 03-Nov-10
allocution - 22-Sep-10
amarone - 02-Apr-11
amative - 04-Nov-11
anfractuous - 09-Nov-10
anniversary - 19-Sep-09
antidote - 21-Mar-09
aperitif - 13-Mar-11
aphrodisiac - 15-Feb-11
apiarist - 05-Mar-11
apiculate - 05-Aug-10
aplomb - 19-May-10
apnea - 12-Jun-10
apodictic - 26-Apr-11
apoplectic - 27-Jul-11
applejack - 06-Jun-10
approbation - 26-May-09
appurtenant - 27-May-10
April fool - 31-Mar-11
aqua vitae - 09-Jul-11
arbitrament - 28-Jul-10
arborio rice - 28-Aug-11
ardor - 06-Apr-11
armistice - 01-Jun-11
arrogate - 23-Aug-10
asinine - 09-Jul-09
assiduous - 24-Mar-10
assignation - 24-Jun-10
assuage - 29-Jan-09
astronaut - 19-Jul-09
astute - 16-May-09
atilt - 24-Oct-10
attenuate - 22-Feb-10
auld lang syne - 30-Dec-11
au poivre - 14-Aug-11
austere - 24-Aug-11
autarky - 07-Jan-10
avatar - 02-May-09
avowal - 04-Jan-11
avuncular - 28-Sep-10
axiom - 13-Jul-09
banal - 27-Oct-11
barista - 06-May-11
beau geste - 09-Aug-10
bequeath - 29-Jan-10
besmirch - 30-Nov-09
bestial - 10-Nov-09
bibelot - 27-Mar-11
bifurcate - 07-Dec-10
birthday - 27-Sep-09
bivouac - 19-Dec-08
blatter - 21-Oct-11
Bohemian - 19-Dec-10
bonhomie - 04-Feb-09
boudin - 16-Apr-11
boudoir - 25-Jun-11
bouffant - 14-May-11
bough - 30-Apr-11
Boxing Day - 26-Dec-09
buttercup - 03-Sep-11
butternut - 18-Aug-11
buttinsky - 22-May-11
cachou - 27-Dec-10
cairn - 18-Aug-09
calico - 25-Feb-11
callow - 10-Feb-10
caprice - 18-May-09
carafe - 07-Jan-12
caramelize - 20-Nov-11
cataplexy - 07-Aug-10
catastrophe - 15-Jan-10
caucus - 03-Jan-12
chatterbox - 18-Sep-10
chimerical - 17-Feb-09
chortle - 05-Jul-09
Christmas - 24-Dec-11
chutzpah - 08-Oct-10
Cinco de Mayo - 04-May-11
circumlocution - 27-Oct-09
cloture - 22-Dec-09
cocksure - 31-Mar-09
codicil - 12-Feb-10
codify - 12-Nov-09
coistrel - 14-Apr-11
comber - 18-Jul-10
coming-of-age - 08-Dec-11
comity - 24-Aug-09
comminute - 08-Jun-10
condescend - 14-Oct-10
conflagration - 09-Dec-08
conflate - 21-Apr-10
conspicuous - 06-Aug-09
consummate - 12-May-09
contempt - 20-Nov-09
contrarian - 01-Jun-09
convivial - 30-Jun-10
cookout - 28-May-11
copperhead - 03-Jun-11
coquette - 13-Nov-10
coruscant - 22-Jul-10
cosset - 25-Mar-09
coterie - 25-Mar-11
cozen - 14-Nov-11
creative - 13-Sep-09
crepuscular - 24-Jul-10
cri de coeur - 19-Aug-10
croquis - 06-Dec-11
crostini - 12-Nov-11
cuirass - 30-Nov-11
cupola - 20-Feb-10
daft - 11-Sep-09
daughter - 08-Dec-09
decisiveness - 01-Dec-08
deference - 12-Jan-11
deleterious - 09-Jun-09
denude - 19-Feb-09
derogate - 16-Jun-10
desiderate - 17-Feb-11
desolation - 21-Jul-09
desuetude - 11-Oct-11
diadem - 01-Dec-10
didactic - 02-Apr-09
dilatory - 08-Jul-10
disprize - 18-Feb-10
dole - 24-Jan-11
dolt - 04-May-09
dragee - 21-Dec-10
duffer - 10-Apr-11
dulcet - 13-Jul-11
dulcify - 05-Nov-10
dulcinea - 23-Nov-10
ebullient - 21-Feb-09
efficacious - 04-Mar-10
effulgence - 05-Oct-11
Egalitarianism - 02-Nov-09
elan - 29-Jul-09
emanate - 31-Jan-09
emote - 11-Mar-11
enfilade - 17-Aug-10
enliven - 29-Mar-09
ensconce - 16-Nov-09
ensiform - 05-Dec-10
envisage - 07-Oct-09
epigone - 11-Aug-10
epiphany - 17-Nov-10
equanimity - 29-Nov-10
equinox - 23-Sep-11
eschew - 23-Sep-09
estuary - 14-Nov-09
evince - 24-Apr-09
exemplar - 15-Feb-09
exigent - 11-Dec-08
facetious - 15-Sep-11
factotum - 14-Jun-10
fait accompli - 25-Jul-11
fallible - 22-Apr-09
fanfaronade - 12-Apr-11
fantabulous - 22-Apr-11
fard - 09-Sep-11
fardel - 19-Nov-10
fastigiate 09-Jan-10
fastuous - 10-Dec-09
Father's Day - 19-Jun-11
fatuity - 21-Jun-11
faugh - 03-May-10
fealty - 08-Feb-10
febrile - 01-May-10
feculent - 07-Mar-09
felicitous - 20-May-09
felicity - 13-Oct-11
fete - 27-Nov-10
fiat - 13-May-10
fido - 10-Jul-10
fife - 03-Jul-11
filch - 11-Feb-11
fissiparous - 15-Feb-10
flambe - 28-Feb-10
flambeau - 12-Dec-11
flamboyant - 16-Nov-11
fleur-de-lis - 12-Sep-10
flyby - 17-Dec-10
foghorn - 26-Jun-10
foible - 27-Jun-09
foment - 01-Mar-11
fondant - 29-Sep-09
football - 05-Sep-09
force majeure - 17-Oct-11
fracas - 07-Oct-11
franchise - 01-Nov-10
frangible - 16-Jan-09
friable - 17-Apr-10
frisson - 11-Jul-11
fulsome - 04-Jan-09
furtive - 20-Jan-11
fusillade - 08-Mar-10
gaiety - 31-Dec-10
galette - 05-Jun-11
gewgaw - 15-May-10
ghoul - 29-Oct-11
glad-hand - 05-Jan-12
glout - 26-May-11
gluten - 08-Jan-11
gnocchi - 16-Jan-11
golf - 02-Oct-10
goodwill - 25-Dec-08
Gordian knot - 17-Jun-09
gormandize - 22-Nov-11
gossamer - 03-Jun-09
gridiron - 02-Dec-11
Groundhog Day - 02-Feb-12
guffaw - 02-Aug-09
Halloween - 31-Oct-11
harangue - 21-Sep-11
hardihood - 21-Mar-11
harpy - 14-Jan-11
harquebus - 19-Mar-11
hasenpfeffer - 22-Jan-11
hebetude - 29-Jun-09
hegemony - 15-Sep-09
heinous - 10-Jan-11
heptad - 20-Aug-11
hermitage - 01-Feb-11
hilding - 28-Jan-11
hooey - 25-Apr-10
hootenanny - 11-Dec-10
hubris - 09-Oct-09
hypergolic - 17-Jan-10
imbibe - 20-Apr-09
imperium - 10-Jun-10
impetuous - 06-Nov-09
impinge - 18-Jun-10
impone - 04-Jun-10
imprecate - 30-Aug-11
impugn - 11-May-10
inauguration - 20-Jan-09
incipient - 16-May-11
inculcate - 23-Feb-11
inculpate - 03-Mar-11
indaba - 08-Apr-11
indecorous - 13-Dec-10
indefatigable - 18-Dec-09
Independence Day - 01-Jul-11
indolence - 20-Jul-10
indomitable - 05-Oct-09
ineffable - 25-Aug-10
infelicitous - 23-Jul-09
innocuous - 13-Jan-10
insipid - 31-Jul-09
insouciance - 15-Oct-09
insuperable - 06-Jul-10
interminable - 14-Apr-09
internecine - 15-Jun-09
intractable - 21-Jan-10
intransigent - 12-Jul-10
intrepid - 23-Mar-11
inure - 11-Jan-10
invective - 23-Mar-09
jocose - 09-Jun-11
jocular - 29-Jul-11
jocund - 31-Jan-10
joggle - 07-Nov-10
joinder - 03-Dec-10
keen - 07-Jun-09
kerfuffle - 11-Apr-10
kibitz - 29-Dec-10
kibosh - 07-Feb-11
kickshaw - 09-May-10
knave - 18-May-11
kudzu - 23-May-10
kvass - 15-Jan-12
kvell - 10-Feb-12
kvetch - 17-Jan-12
Labor Day - 05-Sep-11
lampoon - 15-Mar-09
languid - 08-Jan-09
languor - 14-Jul-10
laudation - 05-Jul-11
leader - 12-Feb-09
levity - 11-Jul-09
libation - 23-Jan-10
licentious - 05-Apr-10
liege - 06-Jan-11
lion - 28-Aug-09
loquacious - 21-Oct-09
lorica - 11-Jan-12
losel - 06-Nov-11
louche - 16-Feb-12
loupe - 23-Oct-11
L-tryptophan - 26-Nov-11
lucid - 12-Apr-09
lugubrious - 29-Oct-09
mad money - 20-May-11
malaise - 05-Dec-08
malodorous - 18-Apr-11
manciple - 28-Nov-11
maniacal - 22-Oct-10
marsala - 30-Jan-11
maternal - 10-May-09
matriculate - 13-Jun-09
May Day - 02-May-11
mea culpa - 07-Jun-11
mellifluous - 04-Nov-09
meme - 01-Oct-09
Memorial Day - 30-May-11
mensch - 19-Jun-09
meritocracy - 08-May-09
metanoia - 27-Mar-09
mien - 25-Feb-09
minatory - 10-May-11
miscreant - 16-Mar-10
misoneism - 12-Mar-10
missive - 01-Sep-09
modicum - 27-Aug-10
mollify - 07-Mar-11
mollycoddle - 18-Apr-09
morose - 10-Jan-09
Mother's Day - 08-May-11
muckrake - 19-Jan-12
mulligan - 20-Jun-10
munificent - 21-Feb-11
nascent - 04-Apr-11
nerd - 26-Aug-11
New Year - 01-Jan-12
nonesuch - 05-May-10
nonplussed - 24-Nov-09
nosh - 22-Nov-09
nuptial - 17-Sep-11
nutcracker - 18-Dec-11
obstreperous - 02-Nov-11
obdurate - 27-Jan-09
obfuscate - 13-Feb-09
obloquy - 02-Feb-09
obsequious - 01-Apr-10
odoriferous - 22-Mar-10
Olympic Games - 03-Oct-09
ombudsman - 09-Dec-10
omnibus - 24-Sep-10
omniscient - 10-Aug-09
opine - 18-Jan-11
oppugn - 02-Dec-09
orographic - 05-Feb-11
paillard - 04-Dec-11
paladin - 01-Sep-11
paper tiger - 06-Feb-12
parapet - 15-Jun-11
pastina - 31-Jul-11
paternal - 21-Jun-09
pathos - 29-Apr-10
patrician - 26-Dec-11
patronage - 08-Feb-09
paucity - 26-Mar-10
peccant - 21-Sep-09
pecuniary - 19-Sep-11
pensive - 29-Jun-11
penuche - 17-Jul-11
penultimate - 13-Apr-10
penury - 25-Jan-10
perambulate - 19-Jul-11
perdition - 15-Jul-09
perfidy - 05-Jan-10
perfunctory - 26-Aug-09
pernicious - 16-Apr-09
peroration - 27-Apr-10
phantasmagoria - 16-Dec-11
pierogi - 14-Mar-10
pike - 21-Aug-10
piquant - 20-Mar-10
plenary - 13-Sep-11
plentitude - 26-Jan-11
plethora - 21-May-10
pluck - 06-Apr-09
polemic - 03-Aug-10
pomegranate - 08-Nov-09
ponderous - 03-Dec-08
prate - 28-May-09
preceptor - 09-Apr-10
precipitous - 23-Feb-09
precocious - 24-May-11
predilection - 21-Jan-09
preempt - 10-Feb-09
preen - 28-Dec-09
presage - 02-Jun-10
prescient - 17-Dec-08
pretension - 14-Sep-10
pretermit - 04-Oct-10
prevision - 23-Jan-12
prig - 14-Dec-11
prima donna - 25-Oct-11
primary - 09-Jan-12
probity - 04-Feb-10
proffer - 09-Sep-09
profligate - 06-28-10
prolusion - 02-Sep-10
promulgate - 17-Mar-09
propitiate - 11-Nov-10
prose - 14-Jan-09
proser - 21-Nov-10
proviso - 14-Dec-09
prurient - 13-Jun-11
pugnacious - 01-Mar-09
punty - 26-Sep-10
quadrille - 29-May-10
quidnunc - 20-Sep-10
quid pro quo - 02-Aug-11
quiescent - 12-Jan-09
quince - 06-Dec-09
quire - 28-Apr-09
quotidian - 16-Aug-11
radwaste - 23-Jul-11
raiment - 15-Dec-10
rambunctious - 30-Sep-10
ramekin - 03-Jan-10
rapacious - 26-Jul-10
recalcitrant - 22-May-09
recapitulate - 07-May-10
reconnoiter - 10-Mar-10
recuse - 22-Aug-11
redact - 07-Jul-11
red herring - 25-May-10
redolent - 08-Sep-10
redoubt - 13-Mar-09
redress - 26-Oct-10
red tape - 27-Jun-11
reflect - 11-Sep-11
regalia - 30-Aug-09
rejuvenate - 16-Aug-09
requite - 04-Aug-11
resilience - 15-Mar-11
respite - 04-Apr-09
reticent - 23-Jun-09
revelry - 28-Dec-11
rhetoric - 27-Nov-09
right wing - 27-Jan-12
rococo - 20-Aug-09
rugose - 06-Oct-10
rummy - 16-Oct-10
rumpus - 15-Jul-11
ruse - 26-Feb-10
sachem - 31-Jan-12
sagacious - 19-Mar-09
Saint Patrick's Day - 17-Mar-11
salver - 10-Oct-10
sapience - 23-Dec-08
sashay - 04-Aug-09
sate - 22-Aug-09
scathing - 14-May-09
secretariat - 11-Jun-11
sedition - 19-Oct-11
sedulous - 30-Mar-10
self-determination - 02-Jul-10
seminal - 21-Dec-08
semolina - 27-Feb-11
serene - 30-May-09
seriate - 08-Feb-12
shindig - 06-Feb-10
simnel - 24-Apr-11
simper - 16-Sep-10
skein - 10-Aug-11
slovenly - 07-Jul-09
smarmy - 28-Mar-10
sobriquet - 10-Apr-09
solace - 07-Dec-08
solemn - 31-May-10
son et lumiere - 16-Jul-10
sonorous - 03-Oct-11
sonsy - 04-Feb-12
sot - 17-Jun-11
sous - 12-Dec-09
Space Shuttle - 21-Jul-11
splendiferous - 20-Oct-10
splendorous - 18-Jan-09
springform pan - 06-Mar-10
spurious - 09-Mar-11
statism - 30-Apr-09
stick-in-the-mud - 12-Aug-11
stock car - 19-Feb-11
stratagem - 02-Mar-10
subterfuge - 06-11-09
succor - 08-Apr-09
sugarplum - 22-Dec-11
sullage - 13-Jan-12
supercilious - 18-Mar-10
supplant - 05-Mar-09
supplicate - 17-May-10
surreptitious - 09-Feb-11
sweetmeat - 29-Jan-12
sycophant - 08-Aug-11
Szechuan - 06-Aug-11
taciturn - 11-Oct-09
taleggio - 28-Nov-09
talisman - 03-Mar-09
Tam o' Shanter - 21-Jan-12
tax - 15-Apr-10
temerity - 12-Oct-10
tenacious - 17-Jul-09
Thanksgiving Day - 24-Nov-11
timorously - 23-Jan-09
tomfoolery - 18-Nov-11
topos - 15-Nov-10
torpid - 25-Jan-12
torpor - 27-Sep-11
tranche - 15-Dec-08
transgression - 04-Dec-09
trattoria - 03-Apr-10
trepidation - 13-Dec-08
Trojan Horse - 13-Oct-09
truculent - 09-Mar-09
tude - 01-Oct-11
tuffet - 25-Sep-11
turgid - 07-Sep-11
ubiquitous - 06-Jan-09
ubiquity - 29-Sep-11
umbrage - 14-Aug-09
upbraid - 25-Sep-09
undergird - 11-Mar-09
vacation - 25-Jul-09
vacuous - 27-Feb-09
valentine - 14-Feb-12
vamoose - 29-Aug-10
varlet - 28-Apr-11
vehement - 16-Dec-09
venal - 06-May-09
venial - 24-Feb-10
venire - 23-Apr-10
verboten - 02-Feb-10
verisimilar - 19-Jan-10
verve - 30-Jul-10
vespertine - 15-Aug-10
Veterans Day - 10-Nov-11
vicissitude - 27-Dec-08
vincible - 23-Oct-09
visceral - 12-Aug-09
vituperation - 06-Feb-09
vizard - 07-Apr-10
volition - 13-Aug-10
voluble - 20-Apr-11
votary - 29-Mar-11
votive - 12-May-11
vouchsafe - 18-Oct-10
waggery - 23-Jun-11
warison - 19-Apr-10
wassail - 20-Dec-11
wastrel - 03-Feb-11
wedding - 08-Aug-09
whid - 10-Dec-11
White Russian - 09-Oct-11
winsome - 01-Aug-10
World Series - 28-Oct-10
yare - 12-Feb-12
yurt - 25-Jan-09
zealot - 15-Oct-11
zealous - 05-Jun-09
zinger - 25-Oct-09
zonk - 17-Oct-09
zooty - 20-Dec-09
zowie - 04-Sep-10
Monday, February 6, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Groundhog Day
(noun)
Definition : 1.)
February 2 observed traditionally as a day that indicates six more weeks of
winter if sunny or an early spring if cloudy
Example : On this
Groundhog Day ,
my Kids and I eagerly waited by the television in order to see Punxsutawney
Phil and we were crossing our fingers hoping that he did not see his shadow.
Unfortunately he did see his shadow, but, oh well, we still went on our
merry old way.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
sonsy
(adjective)
Definition : 1.)
buxom, comely
Example : I believe that you can use the word
sonsy
to describe not only a woman, but also a man.
Monday,
February 6, 2012
paper tiger
(noun)
Definition : 1.)
one that is outwardly powerful or dangerous but inwardly weak or ineffectual
Example : One skill that will take a
person far in the Business or Political Worlds is the ability to tell the
difference between a
paper tiger
and a real tiger. You can develop the correct strategy for handling a
person if you can tell which one they are.
Wednesday,
February 8, 2012
seriate
(verb)
Definition :
1.) to arrange in a series
Example : In the perfect world you would
love to seriate
your To Do's in order to reduce your stress and the complexity of your
tasks. But in Business and Politics you do not have the luxury of
seriating To Do's and instead must do
just about everything concurrently which of course is fraught with danger.
Friday,
February 10, 2012
kvell
(verb)
Definition : 1.)
to be extraordinarily proud - rejoice
Example : As a parent, and I know
situations are always different, but it is just about impossible to not be
kvell
about your children.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
yare
(adjective)
Definition : 1.)
set for action - ready
2.) characterized by speed and agility - nimble, lively
3.) handy
4.) maneuverable
Example : When I wrestle around with my
son, he is always
yare
and set to jump, kick, and squeal instantly.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
valentine
( noun)
Definition :
1.) a sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day
2.) a gift or greeting sent or given especially
to a sweetheart on Valentine's Day especially a greeting card sent on this
day
3.) something (as a movie or piece of writing) expressing uncritical
praise or affection - tribute
Example : One of the things I look forward
to on Valentine's Day is placing a small box of chocolates on the kitchen
counter for my wife and each of our kids with a note asking, "Will you be my
Valentine ?"
Thursday, February 16, 2012
louche
(adjective)
Definition : 1.)
not reputable or decent
Example : I constantly hear complaints that
Political Ads being aired today are
louche .
But after reading about Presidential Campaigns over the past two hundred
years, believe it or not, things have not really changed a lot.
Our Definition Source:
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Eleventh Edition