Today's Words to Define

equinox
euro
evanescent
expurgate
facetious

equinox: \ē'kwə-nŏks', ěk'wə-\; either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length; (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic.
euro: \yŏŏr'ō\; (sometimes initial capital letter) the official common currency of 12 European Union nations (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain). In 1999 the euro was adopted by 11 of these nations as an alternative currency in noncash transactions. In 2002 it was adopted by Greece, and in that year it replaced the 12 national currencies. Symbol: €
evanescent: \ěv'ə-něs'ənt\; vanishing; fading away; fleeting; tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
expurgate: \ěk'spər-gāt'\; to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable; to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
facetious: \fə-sē'shəs\; not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark; amusing; humorous; lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous.