| Date: | Word: |
Definition: |
| Oct. 1 | Abash (v) | To make ashamed |
| Oct. 2 | Ablution (n) | A washing or cleansing of the body as part of a religious rite |
| Oct. 3 | Abrogated (v) | Cancelled |
| Oct. 4 | Adumbration (n) | A shadowy outline |
| Oct. 5 | Albeit (conj) | Although |
| Oct. 8 | Alburnum (n) | The soft wood between the bark and the heartwood where water is conducted |
| Oct. 9 | Assuage (v) | To lessen |
| Oct. 10 | Ameliorate (v) | To improve |
| Oct. 11 | Anachronism (n) | Something that is or seems to be out of its proper time |
| Oct. 12 | Anathema (n) | A curse |
| Oct. 15 | Anomalous(adj) | Abnormal; deviating from the usual arrangement or method |
| Oct. 16 | Antipodes (n) | On the opposite side of the globe |
| Oct. 17 | Apotheosis (n) | Glorification |
| Oct. 18 | Apropos (adj) | Related to the matter at hand |
| Oct. 22 | Bellicose (adj) | Quarrelsome |
| Oct. 23 | Blanch (v) | Drain of color |
| Oct. 24 | Bivouac (n) | A temoporary encampment |
| Oct. 25 | Belie (v) | To prove false |
| Oct. 26 | Blithe (adj) | Carefree |
| Oct. 29 | Cache (v) | To hide | Oct. 30 | Cairn (n) | A heap of stones built as a monument or landmark |
| Oct. 31 | Calumny (n) | A false accusation |
| Nov. 1 | Capacious (adj) | Roomy; spacious |
| Nov. 2 | Capitulate (v) | To surrender conditionally |