Words of the day - 16

As an advent of getting this month’s RD, here are some more words into my list.

chafe : verb : to become annoyed or irritated.

reticent : adjective : uncommunicative; reserved.

modicum : noun : moderate, token amount.

minion : noun : follower; subordinate.

foment : verb : to instigate; to promote the growth of.

middling : adjective : ordinary; mediocre.

ascertain : verb : to find out definitely.

proponent : noun : advocate; adherent.

contemplate : verb : to observe thoughtfully.

austere : adjective : stern or severe in appearance.

fractious : adjective : unruly; quarrelsome.

raucous : adjective : harsh; rough-sounding.

piedmont : noun : area along or near the base of a mountain region.

mercenary : adjective : motivated solely by monetary or material gain.

am on the top!!

Pretty surprised to know this - My recent post “Who Uses Python?” has hit the “top post of the day” on 07th June, 2007, while my blog is at #2 in the “growing blogs” list. Although I had got into growing blogs some 6 months ago, I was in #13 then. The post has hit 4588 views yesterday, making the total views cross the 20,000 mark and now stand at 23643.

Thanks to the OP at comp.lang.python and all those who replied with interesting *uses* of Python. Thanks also to the linuxer who posted it on reddit and all those who commented at my blog. Yesterday was the best day for my blog and wish I can continue this momentum