Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2010/October

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meal ticket n

A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food. (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source

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corrigendum n

An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication. (usually plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections, known as an errata page

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anadromous adj

(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond

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fractal n

A geometric figure that repeats itself under several levels of magnification, and that shows self-similarity on all scales. A geometric figure that appears irregular at all scales of length

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adventitious adj

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign. Accidental, additional, appearing casually. (medicine) Not congenital; acquired. (biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source

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gleek v

(archaic) To jest, ridicule, or mock; to make sport of. (informal) To discharge a thin stream of liquid through the teeth or from under the tongue

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engross v

(law) To write a final copy in large and legible lettering. To monopolize; To concentrate in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly. To completely engage the attention of

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logological adj

Of or pertaining to logology; related to the study of words. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to conceptual patterns or mental categories of words and their referents

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antihero n

(literature) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals

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catalyst n

A chemical substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. Someone or something that encourages progress or change

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