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I forgot that anyone might actually be looking here! For those who don't know, the daily edition of Million Dollar Words is temporarily on hold. Until then, we're super busy doing some awesome stuff, so make sure you check out The Critterverse on Facebook and/or join the newsletters to the right!

Word #339: Dastardly

What makes a DASTARDLY ne'er-do-well DASTARDLY?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/30_DASTARDLY.php

Word #338: Quixotic

Miguel de Cervantes (the author of Don Quixote) was born on this day in 1547! Let's celebrate with today's word – QUIXOIC!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/29_QUIXOTIC.php

Word #337: Myrmecology

After the Myrmidons (of Troy fame, and mythology long before that), the definition of MYRMECOLOGY may surprise you!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/28_MYRMECOLOGY.php

Word #336: Googol

Happy birthday Google! It's scary how old you are today! Let's celebrate with the word GOOGOL!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/27_GOOGOL.php

Word #335: Loch

Real or not, the LOCH Ness Monster is pretty popular, but what's a LOCH?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/26_LOCH.php

Word #334: Ephemeral

Did you know Dark Lord Critter put out a book a year ago? It was called “Stop Thinking, Just Do Stuff!” and it was an EPHEMERAL success!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/25_EPHEMERAL.php

Word #333: Virgule

Today is Punctuation Day, and no, that doesn't suggest you can avoid it the other 364 days of the year! We'll celebrate it with today's word – VIRGULE!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/24_VIRGULE.php

Word #332: Humbug

Hardly anyone alive hasn't heard the phrase “Bah HUMBUG”, but what the heck is HUMBUG?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/23_HUMBUG.php

Word #331: Bucolic

Happy Hobbit Day! Tolkien describes hobbits as being BUCOLIC; what does that say about them?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/22_BUCOLIC.php

Word #330: Coulrophobia

Happy 65^th birthday, Stephen King! Which of his books/movies would someone who suffers from COULROPHOBIA want to stay away from?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/21_COULROPHOBIA.php

Word #329: Fop

FOP is an insult that really isn't used to often any more, but it's a funny word! What exactly IS a FOP?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/20_FOP.php

Word #328: Onomatopoeia

Adam West turns 84 today, happy birthday! His Batman used ONOMATOPOEIA brilliantly! What's your favorite ONOMATOPOEIA?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/19_ONOMATOPOEIA.php

Word #327: Estimable

What would you estimate ESTIMABLE means?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/18_ESTIMABLE.php

Word #326: Rhetorical

You've probably heard the phrase “RHETORICAL question,” but what makes a question RHETORICAL exactly?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/17_RHETORICAL.php

Word #325: Encephalon

Mrs. Bookworm says her most powerful weapon is her ENCEPHALON. What's your most powerful weapon?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/16_ENCEPHALON.php

Word #324: Mendacities

No, MENDACITIES and Geocities are totally not related, sorry...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/15_MENDACITIES.php

Word #323: Ichthyic

Finding Nemo 3D hits theaters today; what makes it ICHTHYIC?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/14_ICHTHYIC.php

Word #322: Epicurean

Roald Dahl (Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Milton Hershey (founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company) were both born on this day! It's a day of EPICUREAN delight!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/13_EPICUREAN.php

Word #321: Innominate

Gerry Beckley (the singer of America) is turning 60! What does INNOMINATE have to do with it? You'll have to play to find out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/12_INNOMINATE.php

Word #320: Alektorophobia

ALEKTOROPHOBIA is one heck of a word... It's a phobia, sure, but I promise it's not a fear of bulls or guys named Alek.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/11_ALEKTOROPHOBIA.php

Word #319: Obsequious

Today is National Boss/Employee Exchange Day, and to celebrate Dark Lord Critter is going to trade places with one of his minions! But you can't really expect him to be OBSEQUIOUS...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/10_OBSEQUIOUS.php

Word #318: Mongrel

Today is Hug Your Hound Day, one of Spotty's favorite days of the year! Dogs are sometimes referred to ask MONGRELs, but what exactly is a MONGREL?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/09_MONGREL.php

Word #317: Literate

Today is International Literacy Day. In celebration of one of the most important skills there is, we bring you today's word – LITERATE.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/08_LITERATE.php

Word #316: Knave

Happy birthday Michael Emerson – Ben on Lost and Harold Finch on Person of Interest, for example. Just because he often plays a KNAVE on TV doesn't mean he actually is one!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/07_KNAVE.php

Word #315: Stiletto

Anyone who has ever worn STILETTO heels might understand what STILETTO actually means all too well!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/06_STILETTO.php

Word #314: Bohemian

Freddie Mercury was born September 5 ^th, 1946. To celebrate, today's word is BOHEMIAN!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/05_BOHEMIAN.php

Word #313: Hallux

What in the world is a HALLUX? Only one way to find out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/04_HALLUX.php

Word #312: Obtuse

OBTUSE's use isn't limited to just math! What else does it mean?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/03_OBTUSE.php

Word #311: Autodidact

Self-University Week runs through the 7th, what does the word AUTODIDACT have to do with it, and are you one?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/02_AUTODIDACT.php

Word #310: Stoic

What better way to kick off International Enthusiasm Week than with the word STOIC?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/09/01_STOIC.php

Word #309: Demagogues

DEMAGOGUES are to be avoided at all costs, and certainly not voted for!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/31_DEMAGOGUES

Word #308: Moniker

Dark Lord Critter has one heck of a MONIKER - what's a MONIKER?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/30_MONIKER

Word #307: Velleity

VELLEITY is a great word, it's one that hits all of us on probably a daily basis!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/29_VELLEITY

Word #306: Sciolism

SCIOLISM would be a very interesting class in school, that's for sure!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/28_SCIOLISM

Word #305: Phlegmatic

What do you think of when you hear PHLEGMATIC?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/27_PHLEGMATIC

Word #304: Bovine

BOVINE brings up its obvious definition - cows and such - but it can mean something else too...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/26_BOVINE

Word #303: Raconteur

Our first question about Angel - she's quite the RACONTEUR!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/25_RACONTEUR

Word #302: Celerity

What would it mean if you ate your celery with CELERITY?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/24_CELERITY 

Words #300 (Utilitarian) and #301 (Scolionophobia)

Dr. Goofyshirtz's inventions are often UTILITARIAN. Not necessarily a bad thing, but what does it mean?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/22_UTILITARIAN 

Just because you probably pretend to have SCOLIONOPHOBIA doesn't mean you have it... What is it the fear of?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/23_SCOLIONOPHOBIA 

Word #299: Attenuate

Dark Lord Critter's minions are in desperate need of some ATTENUATION!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/21_ATTENUATE

Word #298: Avowing

What would it mean if someone were to AVOW something?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/20_AVOWING

Words #296 (Specificity) and #297 (Perfidious)

SPECIFICITY is very important, but what does it mean??

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/18_SPECIFICITY

Word #295: Dross

Chores are something we all deal with... What would it mean if you had to take out the DROSS?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/17_DROSS

Word #294: Paean

If someone sang a PAEAN, what would it represent?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/16_PAEAN

Word #293: Epigram

Po has written some great poetry over the years, but some of his best were his EPIGRAMS.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/15_EPIGRAM

Words #289 (Lipogram), 290 (Strident), 291 (Capricious) and 292 (Ansate)

No no, a LIPOGRAM is not a type of delivery, it's a very tough writing challenge. But what is it exactly?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/11_LIPOGRAM

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Would you like a piece of STRIDENT gum?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/12_STRIDENT

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Slick is quite CAPRICIOUS, especially with bad news!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/13_CAPRICIOUS

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One of the most important things about a bag is that it's ANSATE, which means... What?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/14_ANSATE

Word #288: Exigent

Dark Lord Critter has to balance his priorities carefully...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/10_EXIGENT

Word #287: Oxymoron

Being such a book and word lover, it's no surprise that Mrs. Bookworm loves OXYMORONS!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/09_OXYMORON

Word #286: Petulant

Another Unihorn question on how horrible he is, this time it's about how PETULANT he is.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/08_PETULANT 

Word #285: Niveous

In the middle of summer is the perfect time to throw around the word NIVEOUS.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/07_NIVEOUS

Words #282 (Antepenultimate), 283 (Laudatory) and 284 (Glossolalist)

The Announcer had himself a very relaxing, vacation-like weekend and forgot to share his words of the day all weekend! Without further ado, here they are:

Saturday: ANTEPENULTIMATE: Because you can ALWAYS use another word to help with lists! ( http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/04_ANTEPENULTIMATE )

Sunday: When's the last time YOU heard LAUDATORY words? ( http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/05_LAUDATORY )

TODAY: Math isn't necessarily bad, in fact I love it, but Mrs. Beehive doesn't make it easy... Sometimes she's quite the GLOSSOLALIST! ( http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/06_GLOSSOLALIST )

Word #281: Laggard

Dark Lord Critter has some unique ways of teaching his minions, this LAGGARD is no exception.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/03_LAGGARD

Word #280: Whimsy

WHIMSY is just a fun word in general! You've probably heard it before, but do you know what it means?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/02_WHIMSY

Word #279: Churlish

Unihorn is very CHURLISH, and we really wish he wasn't!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/08/01_CHURLISH

Word #278: Quagmire

Captain Candy found treasure; his map refers to a QUAGMIRE! Wait, what is that exactly?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/31_QUAGMIRE 

Word #277: Archetype

Minnie Yun is Dark Lord Critter's head minion, so she deserves a question too!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/30_ARCHETYPE

Word #276: Somnambulism

Here's a big ol' word for something we refer to much more simply. Sneak it into your day!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/29_SOMNAMBULISM

Word #275: Prodigal

If you've ever heard of the PRODIGAL son you'll have heard this word. But what makes him PRODIGAL?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/28_PRODIGAL

Word #274: Didactic

Experiences in The Critterverse, much like life, are DIDACTIC.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/27_DIDACTIC

Word #273: Maelstrom

A MAELSTROM is a frightening thing for sure, but it hits one critter harder than the others...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/26_MAELSTROM

Word #272: Machinations

Phooey on Dr. Goofyshirtz and his endless MACHINATIONS!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/25_MACHINATIONS

Word #271: Sanguine

SANGUINE is kind of a mixed-up word... Its meanings don't seem to work together! In fact, it can mean ALL of the following except one; which one does SANGUINE NOT mean?

1) Bloody

2) Confident

3) Frightening

4) Optimistic

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/24_SANGUINE 

Word #270: Capacious

What about Captain Candy's ship makes it CAPACIOUS?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/23_CAPACIOUS

Words #268 (Cantankerous) and #269 (Salubrious)

Oh that Unihorn, he's so CANTANKEROUS!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/21_CANTANKEROUS

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Here's a question featuring Slick and his awesome dog, Spotty!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/22_SALUBRIOUS 

Word #267: Altruistic

The world needs more ALTRUISTIC people! Mrs. Bookworm is definitely one of 'em. :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/20_ALTRUISTIC

Word #266: Transcribe

Darn that evil Mrs. Beehive!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/19_TRANSCRIBE

Word #265: Potable

Mrs. Bookworm wants to make sure our water is POTABLE. What does that mean? 


1) It's easy to move from one place to another
2) It's able to be placed into a pot
3) It's delicious
4) It's drinkable

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/18_POTABLE 

Word #264: Olfactory

Perhaps you've heard of OLFACTORY before... How well do you know it?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/17_OLFACTORY

Word #263: Epistles

Come back, EPISTLES, there are far too few of you any more!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/16_EPISTLES

Word #262: Bombast

You may have heard BOMBAST in another form - BOMBASTIC - but what does it mean?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/15_BOMBAST

Word #261: Tenacious

What do Jack Black and Captain Candy have in common? They're both TENACIOUS!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/14_TENACIOUS

Word #260: Blunderbuss

Oh come on, you KNOW you want to learn this word so you can use it!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/13_BLUNDERBUSS

Word #259: Repudiated

So... Dr. Goofyshirtz goes into a bank, and... Well... Play to find out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/12_REPUDIATED

Word #258: Plethora

Okay hot shot, you know what a PLETHORA is, huh? Let's see how well you really do...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/11_PLETHORA

Word #257: Harbinger

Here's a word that's lasted a very long time, with a meaning that's evolved to survive :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/10_HARBINGER

Word #256: Kindle

Most things, like the KINDLE, get their name from a real word. Do you know what KINDLE means?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/09_KINDLE 

Word #255: Sinister

Sure SINISTER can mean evil, ominous and so on, but what else can it mean?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/08_SINISTER

Word #254: Philatelist

Captain Candy found a treasure that the local PHILATELIST would love! What might it be?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/07_PHILATELIST

Word #253: Paleography

You never know when a certain skill - like PALEOGRAPHY - will come in handy!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/06_PALEOGRAPHY

Words #251 (Gesticulated) and #252 (Nostrum)

Word #251 (Gesticulated)

I'll admit I GESTICULATE quite often myself... And I bet that you do too!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/04_GESTICULATED

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Word #252 (Nostrum)

You fans of musicals will be familiar with this one!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/05_NOSTRUM

Word #250: Gest

It's spelled very similar to one word and sounds like another, but no, GEST is not a typo!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/03_GEST

Word #249: Cartographer

Captain Candy is quite the CARTOGRAPHER, it goes along with what he does all the time!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/02_CARTOGRAPHER

Word #248: Facetiously

Thanks to Donna for suggesting this one; it's something that is involved in my daily life!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/07/01_FACETIOUSLY

Word #247: Vehemence

Captain Candy is one of the most VEHEMENT people I know, which is definitely a good thing!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/30_VEHEMENCE

Word #246: Quaquaversal

Come on... You KNOW you want to know what QUAQUAVERSAL means, just so you can say it to people!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/29_QUAQUAVERSAL

Word #245: Nonpareil

NONPAREILS! Some people love em, some people despise em; some people use it as a word that means something entirely different!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/28_NONPAREIL

Word #244: Recapitulation

Here's a hint: Don't forget about the "re-".

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/27_RECAPITULATION

Word #243: Bibliomancy

Mrs. Bookworm sometimes practices BIBLIOMANCY, being a humongous book lover and all...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/26_BIBLIOMANCY

Word #242: Irenology

There are a LOT of crazy studies out there... But this is definitely a good one.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/25_IRENOLOGY

Word #241: Scrabble

SCRABBLE is a very fun game, especially for word lovers like us, but did you know it means something entirely different too?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/24_SCRABBLE

Word #240: Lugubrious

Ellie loves her quarter-machine treasures, but how would she react if one of them broke?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/23_LUGUBRIOUS

Word #239: Janus-Faced

JANUS-FACED is a term that comes from Roman mythology. It's also a word that's a great replacement for something that people do all the time!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/22_JANUS-FACED

Word #238: Vituperation

Miss D. Meener has warned us what threat may be coming next, help us figure it out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/21_VITUPERATION

Words #236 (Nadir) and #237 (Xenothermic)

Hi everyone!

Due to Dark Lord Critter's recent assault on our portal to your world (what you simply refer to as "internet"), we're posting today and tomorrow's words now that we have a temporary link to you!

TODAY: Nadir (http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/19_NADIR)

It's Garfield the Cat Day!!! Celebrate with a Garfield-centric question.

TOMORROW: Xenothermic (http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/20_XEROTHERMIC)

Just remember - zero love for XEROTHERMIC temperatures!

Have a wonderful couple days!

Word #235: Balustrade

Dark Lord Critter is a scary guy! I'll admit that I'm not the bravest when he comes around...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/18_BALUSTRADE

Word #234: Deipnosophist

Happy father's day! Is your dad a DEIPNOSOPHIST, or is he the furthest thing from it?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/17_DEIPNOSOPHIST

Word #233: Reremice

REREMICE may sound like a made up word, but it's totally not! In fact, a reremouse is an actual animal!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/16_REREMICE

Word #232: Hypercatalectic

Here's a question about Po the poet, a great term for poetry lovers.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/15_HYPERCATALECTIC

Word #231: Obrogation

Dr. Goofyshirtz does a lot of bad things, so he has to have some amazing lawyers. An OBROGATION is one heck of a way to deal with an issue!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/14_OBROGATION

Word #230: Pettifogger

I promise I didn't make this word up... In fact, every group of people has at LEAST one of these!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/13_PETTIFOGGER

Word #229: Ambisinister

AMBISINISTER is an incredibly useful word! I'm actually pretty AMBISINISTER myself at times...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/12_AMBISINISTER

Word #228: Frowzy

A question about Dark Lord Critter's minions! The word sounds a bit like frowny + drowzy, which is sort of fitting. You'll have to play to find out how!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/11_FROWZY

Word #227: Nonagenarian

Mrs. Beehive is one evil student-punishing woman, but her evilness gives her some terrifying age lines!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/10_NONAGENARIAN

Word #226: Bowdlerization

Here's a question about the villains of the Critterverse and their tactics... One of them is one heck of a BOWDLERIZER!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/09_BOWDLERIZE

Word #225: Deciduous

Here's a Star Wars question for you featuring the rightfully-unknown (and made up) Darth DECIDUOUS!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/08_DECIDUOUS

Word #224: Tautology

TAUTOLOGIES are quite fun, and they're becoming very popular on the internet! Now you'll know the real term for them!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/07_TAUTOLOGY

Word #223: Bellicose

You won't like a BELLICOSE person when they're angry, they typically react in the same way...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/06_BELLICOSE

Word #222: Spoony

If "forky" can be a word, then SPOONY can too!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/05_SPOONY 

Words #220 (Nabob) and #221 (Gustatory)

A SpongeNABOB Squarepants question! Who can resist that?


http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/03_NABOB


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We may not all have a Spidey Sense, but I'll bet you've got a GUSTATORY sense!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/04_GUSTATORY

Word #219: Ignoble

This could either be a compliment that sounds insulting or an insult that sounds like a compliment! Or just some weird word... You decide!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/02_IGNOBLE 

Word #218: Ergophobia

Here's a phobia that hits almost everyone! Scary stuff!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/06/01_ERGOPHOBIA

Word #217: Withershins

WITHERSHINS is a really great, poetic, musical way to describe something pretty simple.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/31_WITHERSHINS

Word #216: Cete

CETE is a homonym to "seat"; the next time someone tells you to "have a seat," you'll have a crazy way to respond!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/30_CETE

Word #215: Serendipity

This one was suggested by a friend named Cassie. SERENDIPITY is a pretty popular term in movies, music and the like; find out what it means!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/29_SERENDIPITY

Word #214: Rhinal

Here's an interesting word for you today, and a much more fun way to describe something!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/28_RHINAL

Word #213: Corrigendum

This word sounds kind of like "corridor" mixed with "agenda" and "dumb"? Who knows?! Just play and you'll find out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/27_CORRIGENDUM 

Word #212: Phlegm's Secret Meanings...

PHLEGM has a pretty clear-cut definition to it, right? WRONG! I bet it has two definitions you never would have even imagined! You'll just have to play to find out...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/26_PHLEGM

Word #211: Fray (Happy Towel Day!)

Happy Towel Day, fellow Hitchhikers! Towels are such amazing things, but one of their most popular uses is during a FRAY.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/25_FRAY 

Word #210: Diurnal

This word sounds very much like another word; it's up to you to figure it out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/24_DIURNAL

Word #208 (Descry) and #209 (Polymathic)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of the Sherlock Holmes novels) was born on this day. It's elementary, then, that you play today's word.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/22_DESCRY

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Happy birthday Ken Jennings! He's that guy who annihilated on Jeopardy! Today's word is very fitting of the genius.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/23_POLYMATHIC

Word #207: Mithridate

Today is I Need a Patch for That Day. If you could give yourself a patch to cure anything at all, what would you want to "cure"?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/21_MITHRIDATE

Word #206: Rufous

No, this question is not about the old guy that George Carlin plays in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure... But it's definitely excellent!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/20_RUFOUS 

Word #205: Paronomasia

Today's question is very punny! Ha ha ha, get it? I'm so funny sometimes...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/19_PARONOMASIA

Words #202-204

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Word #202 - May 16th
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Being OBSTINATE isn't always a bad thing; in fact, sometimes it can be a very good thing! Like almost everything else, you just have to be selective with it.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/16_OBSTINATE

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Word #203 - May 17th
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Yeah, I know this isn't Medical Journal Entry of the Day, but this one is just so awesome that it HAS to be used! Plus, a friend suggested it be used, and I just couldn't resist :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/17_SPHENOPALATINE-GANGLIONEURALGIA

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Word #204 - May 18th
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Today is yet another day of foodie love - I Love Reeses Day. May must be a month to eat like crazy! This is a crazy, incredibly-specific fear to celebrate.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/18_ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA

Word #201: Fletcherize

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day! This holiday falls into the category of "holidays we should celebrate EVERY day."

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/15_FLETCHERIZE

Word #200: Bicentenary

Today is our 200th word here at Million Dollar Words! WOOHOO!!!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/14_BICENTENARY 

Word #199: Metronymic

Happy Mother's Day!!!!! Don't forget to give your mother something awesome today. A METRONYMIC could be an incredibly awesome gift for a mother.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/13_METRONYMIC

Word #198: Limerick

Today is Limerick Day! But what exactly is (or isn't) a LIMERICK?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/12_LIMERICK

Words #196 (Infinitesimal) and #197 (Masticate)

Word #196: Infinitesimal

INFINITESIMAL is a crazy word! Can you figure out what it means?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/10_INFINITESIMAL

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Word #197: Masticate

Today is Eat What You Want Day! One of the most important parts of the day has to do with today's word - MASTICATING. What is that, exactly?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/11_MASTICATE

Word #195: Nocturnal

Today is National Night Shift Workers Day; celebrate with today's word!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/09_NOCTURNAL

Word #194: Discalced

Today is a day to be DISCALCED, like Zen, the wise monk of Critterville. How can you do that?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/08_DISCALCED 

Words #189-193

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APRIL 3rd

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There's a holiday today, and it has to do with something crazy about your shoes!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/03_DISPARATE

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APRIL 4th

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The Avengers hits theaters here in the US today, and so does this word! BOOM! Let your superpower be your vast lexicon!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/04_AGGREGATION

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APRIL 5th

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Today is both Cartoonists Day and Free Comic Book Day! Celebrate with today's word, which was suggested by an awesome lady and her monkey friend - Harry, the great purple monkey!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/05_ANTHROPOMORPHIC

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APRIL 6th

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Milk moustaches and a term for a body part you probably didn't even know had a real name, are you going to sit there and seriously resist playing? That's not even possible!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/06_PHILTRUM

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APRIL 7th

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Dieselpunk? Directional rotation? Time telling? Check, check and check! All we need now is YOU playing!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/07_DEASIL

Word #188: Bolster

It's the Great American Grump Out today, and today's question is sure to help out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/02_BOLSTER

Word #187: Tuffet

Today is Mother Goose Day, and be honest, you've ALWAYS wanted to know what the heck Little Miss Muffet was really sitting on, haven't you?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/05/01_TUFFET

Words #185 (Lethologica) and #186 (Phobophobia)

Word #185 - Lethologica

I promise that LETHOLOGICA is not some far-away galaxy or location. At least not that we know of yet :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/29_LETHOLOGICA

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Word #186 - Phobophobia

Phobophobia may be a fun one to pronounce, but it's definitely not fun to experience!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/30_PHOBOPHOBIA

Word #184: Morose

It's Eeyore's birthday today! He's definitely worthy of a themed question ;)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/28_MOROSE

Word #183: Vex

VEX is such a fun word... Such a great way to explain something that's definitely NOT great!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/27_VEX

Word #182: Poesy

Today is [something] in your Pocket Day! To figure out the [something], you'll have to play the game!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/26_POESY 

Word #181: Beset

It's getting warmer again... Time for water balloon fights! Today's word is a great strategy :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/25_BESET

Word #180: Pusillanimous

A Wizard of Oz themed question! No particular reason :)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/24_PUSILLANIMOUS

Word #179: Espouse

No, no, ESPOUSE is not the next generation of eHarmony!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/23_ESPOUSE

Word #178: Hyperbole

Did you know April is Math Awareness Month? I'll bet you didn't... Poor math is always picked on...

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/22_HYPERBOLE

Word #177: Imperturbable

IMPERTURBABLE is a fun one to say; I dare you to say it five times fast! 

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/21_IMPERTURBABLE

Word #176: Mawkish

MAWKISH is an interesting word; it sounds kind of like Hawkish, or maybe like Mohawk? Oh well, have fun!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/20_MAWKISH 

Word #175: Extollers

Dude! It's High Five Day! Make sure you give plenty out today!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/19_EXTOLLERS

Word #174: Wheedle

Perhaps you've heard the phrase "WHEEDLE it out of them," but are confused on its exact meaning... You won't be now!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/18_WHEEDLE

Word #173: Haiku

Today is National HAIKU Poetry Day, so today's word was simple - HAIKU!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/17_HAIKU 

Word #172: Numismatist

There are all sorts of terms for people who study all kinds of things, here's one that's pretty common and pretty fun!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/16_NUMISMATIST

Word #171: Surmise

Today is... Well... If I tell you, it'll totally give away the answer!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/15_SURMISE

Words #169 (Anagram) and #170 (Affectations)

April 13th, 2012: Word #169 (Anagram)

Today is Scrabble Day, an absolutely awesome game for us word lovers and everyone else for that matter!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/13_ANAGRAM

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April 14th, 2012: Word #170 (Affectations)

AFFECTATIONS are dangerous things; when used properly they're okay, but otherwise they're just trouble!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/14_AFFECTATIONS

Word #168: Diffident

It's Walk on the Wild Side today; I'll keep this short so you can get to it!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/12_DIFFIDENT

Word #167: Deference

Ellie is very good at video games, she even manages to beat Captain Candy at Candy Catastrophe! He always shows her DEFERENCE, though!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/11_DEFERENCE

Word #166: Farrago

Today is National Library Worker Day, and as such we've got a question celebrating libraries!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/10_FARRAGO

Word #165: Erudite

ERUDITE is a word many have heard, but that is easily confused with a much more general meaning. Now you can get it exactly right!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/09_ERUDITE

Word #164: Perquisition (Happy Easter!!!)

Hey everyone, for those of you who celebrate Easter, I hope you have a wonderful one! Enjoy time with friends, family or whoever! For those of you who don't celebrate Easter, well, have an awesome day too :)

Oh, and here's today's word, which is great for one of the classic Easter traditions: PERQUISITION

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/08_PERQUISITION 

Word #163: Pedant

Just because you shouldn't be a PEDANT doesn't mean you shouldn't learn what it means!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/07_PEDANT

Word #162: Malinger

If you're absolutely certain your boss won't know the meaning of the word, calling in to work sick due to MALINGER is a blast!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/06_MALINGER 

Word #161: Ambrosial

Ooooohhhhh... National Deep Dish Pizza Day, as if anyone needs another excuse to eat deep dish pizza... *drools*

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/05_AMBROSIAL

Word #160: Paraprofessional

Today is PARAPROFESSIONAL Appreciation Day, but do you know what a PARAPROFESSIONAL really does?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/04_PARAPROFESSIONAL

Word #159: Moonbow

It's Find-A-Rainbow Day today! Did you know there's more than one kind of rainbow?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/03_MOONBOW

Word #157 (Phenakism) and #158 (Ubiquitous)

Yesterday's Word (#157 - Phenakism)

Ah, April Fool's Day... An absolutely hysterical day if you've done some planning! Celebrate with today's crazy word (and no, it's not an April Fool's Day prank: it IS a real word!)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/01_PHENAKISM 

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And Today (#158 - Ubiquitous)

Help celebrate the birthday of Sir Alec Guinness and one of his most famous roles as Obi-Wan Kenobi!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/04/02_UBIQUITOUS 

Word #156: Clishmaclaver

CLISHMACLAVER is something that far too many people engage in far too often. Do you?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/31_CLISHMACLAVER

Word #155: Kakistocracy

Today is "Grass is Always BROWNER on the Other Side of the Fence Day," and today's game is a great example of that fact!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/30_KAKISTOCRACY

Word #154: Lagniappe

It's National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Here's one for you, mom and pop business owners!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/29_LAGNIAPPE

Word #153: Petrichor

Artistic and beautiful, PETRICHOR is an amazing word! Let's bring it into use again!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/28_PETRICHOR

Word #152: Friable

Help us celebrate Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day with today's word!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/27_FRIABLE

Word #151: Panacea

Panacea is a word that many of us have heard, but do you know all of its meanings? It's more awesome than you might even know!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/26_PANACEA

Word #150: Monophagous

The proper way to celebrate Vaffeldagen is to be MONOPHAGOUS. If you want to celebrate the day properly, you'll have to play today's game and find out how!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/25_MONOPHAGOUS

Word #149: Prolific

Joseph Barbera would be 101 today! Our word of the day is in his honor.

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/24_PROLIFIC

Word #148: Omphaloskepsis

Here's a new way to concentrate and focus for ya, enjoy!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/23_OMPHALOSKEPSIS 

Words #146 (Urbanity) and #147 (Aplomb)

Urbanity: Here's a tricky little term for ya! I'll just leave it at that ;)

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/21_URBANITY

Aplomb: Can you believe that William Shatner's birthday is the same day that Angry Birds Space comes out? How awesome is that?!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/22_APLOMB

Word #145: Gelid

Well, it's the first day of spring! If it's as warm where you are as it is here, you'd be surprised it isn't the first day of summer... The GELID times are over!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/20_GELID 

Word #144: Psithurism

A fun word for reasons other than just that it starts off by sounding like "Sith," PSITHURISM is a wonderful word!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/19_PSITHURISM 

Word #143: Mondegreen

Mondegreen is pretty much one of the most useful words you've never heard of. Give it a go!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/17_MONDEGREEN 

Word #142: Keyed

Today is the first day of American Crossword Weekend, so here's a word that crossword lovers should know! 

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/16_KEYED 

Word #141: Ides

Today is the IDES of March. We've all heard of it, but what is it exactly that makes it the IDES of March? Find out!

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/15_IDES 

Word #140: Pi

That's right, today is PI day! No, not PIE day... PI day! The crazy, infinitely-long number that starts 3.14-something-something-something... and so on! We all have had to do math homework involving it, and some of us may have even found a use for it in real life... But do you know what it actually is?

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/14_PI 

Word #139: Unintelligible

Today is Donald Duck's birthday! Not the day he was first drawn or put into anything, but according to many sources it's believed his ACTUAL birthday is the 13th of March! Since Donald Duck is a part of so many of our childhoods, here's an easier question that involves the Duck himself! 

http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/03/13_UNINTELLIGIBLE