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Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Word of the day - INDEX OF WORDS








These are the words in my "Word of the day" series.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

A few word entries indicate how it would be pronounced in England, (i.e. how I would say it), but as this talented voice coach proves, geographic origin is the dominant influencer of pronunciation.

Click on each to read about it.

#1 ENNUI

#2 MELANCHOLY

#3 ONOMATOPOEIA

#4 PUSILLANIMOUS

#5 SANCTIMONY

#6 SAPPHIC

#7 DUPLICITUS

#8 SUPERCILIOUS

#9 PEDANTIC

#10 MALLEABLE

#11 FEBRILE

#12 LICKSPITTLE

#13 FENDERSMITH

#14 FRIPPERY

#15 CURMUDGEON

#16 NIGGARD

#17 FLUMMOX

#18 CORNUCOPIA

#19 DISPASSIONATELY

#20 DISCOMBOBULATION

#21 SCHADENFREUDE

#22 INCONTROVERTIBLE

#23 FECUNDITY

#24 DISSOLUTION

#25 GALLIMAUFRY

#26 OBFUSCATION

#27 POLYSEMY

#28 FACETIOUS

#30 OBSEQUIOUS

#31 CIRCUMSPECTION

#32 GAWPING

#33 FULMINATING

#34 ENCOMIUM

#35 MALEFICENCE

#36 CORUSCATE

#37 TEMERITY

#38 HUBRIS

#39 TRUCULENCE

#40 RIGMAROLE

#41 PERNICIOUS

#42 ACCRETION

#43 NITHERED

#44 NARCISSISM

#45 FESTOON

#46 GOBSMACKED

#47 FUGUE

#48 ERUDITE

#49 ELOCUTION

#50 MACHINATIONS

#51 ABROGATE

#52 SOUPÇON

#53 ACERBIC

#54 BLIMEY

#55 CRIKEY

#56 MISANTHROPIC

#57 AVUNCULAR

#58 FRITTER

#59 SHENANIGANS

#60 SARDONIC

#61 GINORMOUS

#62 INSIDIOUS

#63 LASCIVIOUS

#64 FRISSON

#65 MESSIANIC

#66 COTERIE

#67 JITTERY

#68 OMNIPOTENCE

#69 MAELSTROM

#70 GIGIL

#71 ANTIPATHY

#72 GOBBLEDYGOOK

#73 LUMMOX

#74 MOPE

#75 MORES

#76 SMUG

#77 ANTITHESIS

#78 ACOLYTE

#79 SYCOPHANT


Some words may sound the same, thereby being known as homophones and I have some below for you.

ALLOWED v ALOUD

FAINT v FEINT

INCITE v INSIGHT

DISILLUSION v DISOLLUTION


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