October 2014: Word a day for the full month

JDL (United States of America)
31 words to cover each day of the month in October 2014.
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  1. neonate
    a baby from birth to four weeks
  2. gallimaufry
    a motley assortment of things
  3. schlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  4. bathetic
    very sentimental or emotional
  5. applique
    a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
  6. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  7. a cappella
    without musical accompaniment
  8. vamoose
    leave suddenly
  9. skedaddle
    run away, as if in a panic
  10. eleemosynary
    generous in assistance to the poor
  11. gallivant
    wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
  12. pasquinade
    a composition that humorously imitates somebody's style
  13. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  14. petrifaction
    the process of turning some plant material into stone
  15. objurgation
    rebuking a person harshly
  16. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  17. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  18. cognate
    related by blood
  19. trounce
    beat severely with a whip or rod
  20. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  21. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  22. worldliness
    the quality of being intellectually sophisticated
  23. bounteous
    given or giving freely
  24. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  25. upstart
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  26. lye
    a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
  27. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles
  28. importunity
    insistent solicitation and entreaty
  29. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  30. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  31. friar
    male member of a religious order originally relying on alms
Created on Sun Jan 12 03:41:38 EST 2014 (updated Sun Jan 12 18:00:58 EST 2014)

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