Learn 100 new words

surreptitious – obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized

clandestine – characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception

aubergine – a dark purplish color

sanctity – holiness, saintliness, or godliness

misanthrope – a hater of humankind

lascivious – lewd; lustful
hypnagogic – of, pertaining to, or occurring in the state of drowsiness preceding sleep
braggadocio – a braggart; empty boasting
privation – an act or instance of depriving
rapport – a relation, especially one characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual trust
inveterate – firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing
virtu – love of or taste for fine objects of art
harangue – a speech addressed to a large public assembly
fillip – a snap of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow
prevaricate – to depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation
febrile – of or pertaining to fever; indicating fever or derived from it; feverish
swage – a kind of tool for bending or shaping metal

aesthete – one having or affecting great sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature

ostensible – represented or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

fulsome – offensive to the taste or sensibilities; insincere or excessively lavish

bloviate – to speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner

recalcitrant – stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint

prescient – knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen

militate – to have force or influence

and here are all the words I learned on Project Runway last night :) :

mitigate – to make less severe; to alleviate

consternation – horror that confounds the faculties; dismay

caucus – a meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office

circuitous – roundabout; not direct

placate – to appease or passify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures

egregious – extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant

staid – steady or sedate in character; sober; composed; regular

inhere – to be inherent; to belong, as attributes or qualities

riparian – of or pertaining to the bank of a river or stream

stanch – to stop the flowing of; to check in its course

opprobrium – disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt

wheedle – to entice by soft words or flattery; coax

stolid – having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited

lugubrious – mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

saccade – any of the rapid, involuntary jumps made by the eyes from one fixed point to another, as in reading

pleura – the thin serous membrane that covers a lung and lines the chest cavity in mammals

tetchy – peevish, testy, irritable

canaliculate – having one or more longitudinal grooves or channels

erudite – characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned

abjure – to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity

ephemeral – lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

fanfaronade – swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior

ostentatious – characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

poltroon – a spiritless coward

chicanery – trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry

loquacious – talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling