Day #36: Hale

Today is an absolutely awesome holiday that more people need to celebrate. You'll have to play today's word to figure out which one I'm talking about!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/30_HALE.php

Also remember, only four more days (including today!) until a winner is chosen! Get your entries in now!

Day #35: Vestiary

Over 100 years ago, on this day, C.S. Lewis was born! Here's a great word to celebrate it!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/29_VESTIARY.php

Day #34: Gimcrack

It's cyber monday! Practice your F5 skills and get yourself some gimcracks!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/28_GIMCRACK.php

Day #33: Foetoscope

Did you know that the day after Thanksgiving is also the National Day of Listening? If you happened to have a foetoscope lying around, there's something pretty cool you could listen to! What is it, you ask? You'll have to play to find out!

Plus, this is just a fun one to say! Foetoscope! If I made the pronunciation key, this one would be "feet-o-scope!"

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/27_FOETOSCOPE.php

Day #32: Promethean

Ah, Small Business Saturday, now if there's going to be a holiday based around shopping, this is the one I'm behind! Stand up for your local businesses, support some great people and get some awesome stuff all at the same time by learning today's word. You can tell the people working there about how promethean they are!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/26_PROMETHEAN.php

Day #31: Demotic

So, did you have a good Thanksgiving? Did you celebrate your unique talent(s)? Well, if one of your unique talents is being able to survive gigantic crowds, pushy people and a gauntlet of chaos then Black Friday is the day for you! Here's a new word to help you celebrate it!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/25_DEMOTIC.php

Day #30: Gormandizing

I'm just gonna send this one quickly, no wit today, I wanna go eat turkey! We famous announcers eat a lot on Thanksgiving too!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/24_GORMANDIZING.php

Days #28 (Brumal) and #29 (Xenophobia)

It's Doctor Who Day today! No better way to celebrate than to play today's word, and you know it!


http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/23_XENOPHOBIA.php

And as for yesterday (Day #28)... Definitely a very fitting word for this time of year!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/22_BRUMAL.php

Day #27: Ameliorate

Today is World Hello Day! Saying hello to someone does a lot of good for everyone - it makes you a more confident, outgoing person and it brightens up someone's day! Imagine if everyone you bumped into or came across greeted you, you'd feel special! Make everyone feel special today and every day!


http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/21_AMELIORATE.php

Day #26: Neologisms

This is our tribute to NaNoWriMo!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/20_NEOLOGISMS.php

Day #25: Ordure

And here is another easily misheard word that you can sound extra smart for using; just laugh and remind them that they're wrong and their vocabulary needs to be increased! It is ALSO a holiday today though, so you get two for the price of one today!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/19_ORDURE.php

Day #24: Morton's Fork

Okay, so today's "word" is kind of cheating, since it's a "phrase of the day" instead, but trust me it's worth it!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/18_MORTONSFORK.php

Day #23: Ennui

Is your day filled with ennui? If you don't know what it means, or you do know what it means and your day IS filled with ennui, come play today's word to learn what it is, and to help fight off that dreadful ennui...

And if your day isn't filled with it, keep battling it off by playing ;)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/17_ENNUI.php

Day #22: Genethliac

A very happy birthday to Angelique Drummond, co-developer of MDW (often doing writing and always supportive!) Today's word is for her: http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/16_GENETHLIAC.php

Day #21: Osculate

A great synonym today, and also a great way to trick people into trying to correct you with what you're saying!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/15_OSCULATE.php

Day #20: Extemporize

Today's word is not only a great word anyway, it's also a little bit of a look behind the scenes!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/14_EXTEMPORIZE.php

Day #19: Choler

Today is yet another awesome holiday? Oh, but it's a secret until the game is over, huh? Okay then, I guess you'll have to play it to find out, and to learn today's word!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/13_CHOLER.php

Day #18: Bonhomous

Be bonhomous today with today's word, bonhomous! The best way to get the world happier and friendlier is to be friendlier and happier yourself! Learn today's word to find out how.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/12_BONHOMOUS.php

Day #17: Armistice

Happy Veterans Day! Celebrate our Armed Forces, current and previous, with today's word:

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/11_ARMISTICE.php

Day #16: Philomath

I know, I know, any word that has "math" in it may sound scary, but this one is awesome! Plus, here's a bonus reason to listen: hear me try to pull off a Dr. Doofenshmirtz accent from Phineas and Ferb!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/10_PHILOMATH.php

Day #15: Pedagogue

Some of you may actually be seeing a pedagogue today, so it'll be super easy to use it today! In fact, I bet if you call them a pedagogue it'll impress them! Give today's word a play, then let me know later how you used it :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/09_PEDAGOGUE.php

Days #13 (Otiose) and #14 (Pungent)

Oops... Forgot to post yesterday's word here. I got it on Facebook but forgot to do anything else with it! So here are both; and since I forgot, you can even make up a story for yesterday's word (otiose) on how you would use it, then submit that!

Day #13: http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/07_OTIOSE.php

Day #14: http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/08_PUNGENT.php

Day #12: Ratiocinator

Captain's log, stardate 11-6-11. I... have found... a very huge word... and I... don't know what it means! It appears I... must... play some hilarious game... to figure it out! Bones, can you help?


Dang it, Jim, I'm a doctor not a linguist! Just play the game!


http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/06_RATIOCINATOR.php

Day #11: Quincunx

A new one here for people who play any sort of game involving dice rolling... Board gamers and RPG lovers I'm looking at you!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/05_QUINCUNX.php

Day #10: Tyro

Try-o this word out: Tyro!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/04_TYRO.php

Day #9: Bromide

Even negative traits can be sold with the proper wording... Don't be such a bromide, play today's word! http://bit.ly/sEBf9D

Day #8: Edacious

Happy Cookie Monster Day everyone! Today's word definitely celebrates the blue monster, enjoy!

bit.ly/uVFFe7

Day #7: Carfax

The commercials are pretty popular, "show me the carfax." But carfax meant something long before the vehicle report came about... What did it mean before?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2011/11/01_CARFAX.php