The word of the day is designed to broaden our grammatical horizons. Nothing is more impressive than casually spouting off 5-syllable masterpieces in mid-sentence – except maybe really big boobs… Anyway, every day I’ll post a new word for you to work into daily conversation so that you can wow friends, dazzle coworkers and confuse blonde girls and frat guys, because learning is fun and knowing is half the battle.
 

December 19, 2004

Subcutaneous

Sub"cu-ta'ne-ous: adj. "Beneath the skin."

No one on this earth annoys me more than that subcutaneous whore Kathy Griffin.


December 18, 2004

Acrimony

Ac'ri-mo"ny: n. "Bitterness of temper or expression."

I have never held more acrimony for television programmers than the day I found out Ally McBeal got cancelled. (That is sarcasm, by the way.)


December 17, 2004

Recondite

Rec'on-dite": adj. "Hard to understand; deep in meaning."

Vin Diesel is one of the most recondite "actors" in Hollywood history. Minus the deep in meaning part. Yeah, he's an idiot.


December 16, 2004

Grimalkin

Gri-mal'kin: n. "1) A cat, esp. an old female; 2) An ill-tempered old woman."

Though most thought of her as a grimalkin, I found my high school physics teacher, Mrs. Foos, to be the most tender lover I'd ever had.


December 15, 2004

Capitulate

Ca-pit'u-late": v.i. "Surrender on stipulated terms."

After seeing the compromising nude photos of herself during her wild and crazy college days, Oprah Winfrey had to capitulate to her blackmailer - Steve Buscemi - and give him $100 million.


December 14, 2004

Beatify

Be-at'i-fy": v.t. "Make supremely happy."

My girlfriend Heidi Klum knows exactly how to beatify me, and I'll give you a hint: it has something to do with whipped cream, some ice cubes and a nine-iron.


December 13, 2004

Inscrutable

In-scru'ta-ble: adj. "Not to be read by scrutiny or investigation; unfathomable; incomprehensable."

The other day, one of my friends told me that Santa Claus isn't real. This idea is completely inscrutable to me.


December 12, 2004

Vociferous

Vo-cif'er-ous: adj. "Exclaiming; clamorous, noisy."

Good Charlotte seems to be all of the above: exclaiming, clamorous and noisy. This leads me to believe that being vociferous is a bad thing and that Good Charlotte should do everyone a favor and pull a John Denver.


December 11, 2004

Misogyny

Mi-sog'y-ny: n. "Hatred of women."

I finally realized what this feeling I have towards those of the double-X chromosome persuasion is called: misogyny.


December 10, 2004

Ascertain

As"cer-tain': v.t. "Find out by examination; determine."

After viewing about ten seconds' worth of Taxi, it is easy to ascertain that Jimmy Fallon is, in fact, a jackass.


December 09, 2004

Sui Generis

Su'i Gen'e-ris: (Latin) adj. "One of a kind; unique."

ex. It seems like everyone plays poker these days. If you do, you're about as sui generis as a Paris Hilton venerial disease.