New words!

After a long dry spell, in the past week we finally have several new words of the day:

obnubilate /ahb-NOO-buh-layt/ - becloud; obscure

theriac /THEER-ee-ak/ - 1. a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison  2. a remedy for all ills : cure-all, panacea

I suppose I might want to use this instead of "panacea" some day.

levigate /LEV-uh-gayt/ - 1. polish, smooth  2a. to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition  b. to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid