A note on Day Zero Project on the goal: Learn a new word every day for a month

PROGRESS UPDATE

A goal of Shelly Lorrain Durkee on their 25 Things to do in December 2022 list with a status of Done.

Oct 1 - Bonzer
Oct 2 - Armamentarium
Oct 3 - Guileless
Oct 4 - Estancia
Oct 5 - Babesiosis
Oct 6 - Maudlin
Oct 7 - Celerity
Oct 8 - Putto
Oct 9 - Nomothetic
Oct 10 - Cambium
Oct 11 - Lunker
Oct 12 - Hypnagogic
Oct 13 - Effulgent - Radiant or glowing
Oct 14 - Noh - Japanese masked drama
Oct 15 - Peregrinate - travel or wander usually on foot in unfamiliar territory
Oct 16 - Pulchritude - Physical appeal; attractiveness
Oct 17 - Eutrophication - excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water
Oct 18 - Fantod - uneasiness or restlessness caused by tension
Oct 19 - Dewlap - fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal
Oct 20 - flagitious - extremely criminal or wicked
Oct 21 - Operose - Involving a lot of labor or effort
Oct 22 - Prosopagnosia - Neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people
Oct 23 - Estancia - Cattle ranch in Latin America or soutwestern US
Oct 24 - Australopithecine - fossil bipedal primate both ape-like and human like
Oct 25 - consanguineous - relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
Oct 26 - Figmental - imaginary, invented or fantasized
Oct 27 - Smolt - Young Salmon or Trout after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time
Oct 28 - Susurrous - full of whispering sounds
Oct 29 - Bricoleur - Person who engages in bricolage
Oct 30 - acyclovir - antiviral drug used chiefly in the treatment of herpes and AIDS
Oct 31 - Hidalgo - A gentleman

Oct 1 - Bonzer
Oct 2 - Armamentarium
Oct 3 - Guileless
Oct 4 - Estancia
Oct 5 - Babesiosis
Oct 6 - Maudlin
Oct 7 - Celerity
Oct 8 - Putto
Oct 9 - Nomothetic
Oct 10 - Cambium
Oct 11 - Lunker
Oct 12 - Hypnagogic
Oct 13 - Effulgent - Radiant or glowing
Oct 14 - Noh - Japanese masked drama
Oct 15 - Peregrinate - travel or wander usually on foot in unfamiliar territory 
Oct 16 - Pulchritude - Physical appeal; attractiveness
Oct 17 - Eutrophication - excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water
Oct 18 - Fantod - uneasiness or restlessness caused by tension
Oct 19 - Dewlap - fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal
Oct 20 - flagitious - extremely criminal or wicked
Oct 21 - Operose - Involving a lot of labor or effort
Oct 22 - Prosopagnosia - Neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people
Oct 23 - Estancia - Cattle ranch in Latin America or soutwestern US
Oct 24 - Australopithecine - fossil bipedal primate both ape-like and human like
Oct 25 - consanguineous - relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
Oct 26 - Figmental - imaginary, invented or fantasized
Oct 27 - Smolt - Young Salmon or Trout after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time
Oct 28 - Susurrous - full of whispering sounds
Oct 29 - Bricoleur - Person who engages in bricolage
Oct 30 - acyclovir - antiviral drug used chiefly in the treatment of herpes and AIDS
Oct 31 - Hidalgo - A gentleman

Posted 2 years ago

Related Notes:

Dec 7 - Viceregal - relating to a viceroy
Dec 8 - Pyroxene - large class of rock-forming silicate minerals
Dec 9 - Pone - unleavened cornbread
Dec 10 - Raku - A kind of lead-glazed Japanese earthenware, typically irregular in shape and used in a tea ceremony
Dec 11 - Zeaxanthin - carotenoid present in the retina of the eye and in many plants, used as a food additive and supplement
Dec. 12 - Myoglobin - Red protein containing heme, which carries and stores oxygen in muscle cells
Dec. 13 - Tenebrous - obscure or murky; dark
Dec. 14 - Parlance - the way of speaking or using words, especially among groups of people with a common job or interest
Dec. 15 - Magniloquent - Using pompous and grandiose speech
Dec. 16 - Marist - member of the Society of Mary
Dec. 17 - Dentate - having a toothlike or serrated edge
Dec. 18 - Fenugreek - white-flowered herbaceous plant of the pea family
Dec. 19 - Mesic - containing a moderate amount of moisture
Dec. 20 - Myoglobin - red protein containing heme, which carries and stores oxygen in muscle cells
Dec. 21 - Maiolica - fine earthenware with colored decoration on an opaque white tin glaze (less) (less) (less)

2 years ago

NOVEMBER
Nov 1 - Quirt - short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash
Nov 2 - Thermistor - electrical resistor whose resistance is greatly reduced by heating, used for measurement and control
Nov 3 - Abeyance - Temporarily not in use
Nov 4 - Temerarious - reckless, rash
Nov 5 - Susurrous - full of whispering sounds
Nov 6 - Torero - a bullfighter
Nov 7 - Alky - An Alcoholic
Nov 8 - Pula - the basic monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe
Nov 9 - Corniche - Road running alongside a coast usually built on an embankment or cliff
Nov 10 - Luff - the edge of a fore and aft sail next to the mast or stay
Nov 11 - Rupiah - Basic monetary unit of Indonesia
Nov 12 - Alb - White vestment worn by clergy and servers in some Christian churches
Nov 13 - Mesclun - salad made from a selection of lettuces and other edible leaves
Nov 14 - Disputatious - Loud or causing heated arguments
Nov 15 - Prolixity - Tendency to be wordy and redundant
Nov 16 - Disputatious - fond of or causing heated arguments
Nov 17 - Raconteur - person good at telling stories in an interesting and humorous way
Nov 18 - Clinomania - Excessive desire to stay in bed
Nov 19 - Punctilious - Excessive attention to correct behavior and conduct
Nov 20 - Ferule - A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children
Nov 21 - Deponent - Passive or middle in form, but active in meaning
Nov 22 - Abligurition - Prodigal expense for food
Nov 23 - miry - very muddy or boggy (less) (less) (less)

2 years ago