| Date: | Word: |
Definition: |
| Feb. 1 | Puerile (adj) | foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish |
| Feb. 2 | Superannuated (adj) | retired on a pension |
| Feb. 5 | Venerable (adj) | worthy of respect because of an advanced age |
| Feb. 6 | Dross (n) | waste; refuse |
| Feb. 7 | Expurgate (v) | remove objectionable material from a book |
| Feb. 8 | Slatternly (adj) | untidy; dirty from habitual neglect |
| Feb. 9 | Sloven (n) | a person habitually untidy; dirty or careless in dress, habits, etc |
| Feb. 12 | Contiguous (adj) | touching; adjoining |
| Feb. 13 | Environs (n. plural) | districts surrounding a place; suburbs |
| Feb. 14 | Juxtapose (v) | to put side by side; put close together |
| Feb. 15 | Juxtaposition (n) | close or side by side position |
| Feb. 16 | Propinquity (n) | kinship; nearness of place; proximity |
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(for the words found below) Greek Root - "pod" meaning "foot" |
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| Feb. 20 | Antipodes (n) | parts of the globe (or their inhabitants) diametrically opposite |
| Feb. 21 | Arthropod (n) | any invertebrate with jointed legs (ex. insects) |
| Feb. 22 | Chiropodist (n) | one who treats ailments of the human foot |
| Feb. 23 | Podiatrist (n) | a chiropodist |
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(for the words found below) Greek Prefix - "hyper" meaning "over" |
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| Feb. 26 | Hyperglycemia (n) | excess of sugar in the blood |
| Feb. 27 | Hypertension (n) | abnormally high blood pressure |
| Feb. 28 | Hyperthermia (n) | especially high fever |