dogged [daw-gid, dog-id]
–adjective
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
Monday
quidnunc [kwid-nuhngk]
–noun
a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
Tuesday
felicitous [fi-lis-i-tuhs]
ɪ–adjective
| 1. | well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease. |
| 2. | having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person. |
Wednesday
nostrum [nos-truhm]
–noun
| 1. | a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine. |
| 2. | a scheme, theory, device, etc., esp. one to remedy social or political ills; panacea. |
| 3. | a medicine made by the person who recommends it. |
| 4. | a patent medicine. |
Thursday
gloaming [gloh-ming]
–noun
twilight; dusk.
Friday
sedulous [sej-uh-luhs]
–adjective
| 1. | diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous. |
| 2. | persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery. |
Saturday
slugabed [sluhg-uh-bed]
–noun
a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
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