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Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:04 pm
Word of the Day for Monday, August 24, 2009
flout \FLOWT\, transitive verb:
1. To treat with contempt and disregard; to show contempt for.
2. To mock, to scoff.
3. Mockery, scoffing.
flout \FLOWT\, transitive verb:
1. To treat with contempt and disregard; to show contempt for.
2. To mock, to scoff.
3. Mockery, scoffing.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:41 pm
Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 25, 2009
truckle \TRUHK-uhl\, intransitive verb:
1. To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner.
2. A small wheel or roller; a caster.
truckle \TRUHK-uhl\, intransitive verb:
1. To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner.
2. A small wheel or roller; a caster.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:58 pm
Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 26, 2009
rictus \RIK-tuhs\, noun:
1. The gape of the mouth, as of birds.
2. A gaping grin or grimace.
rictus \RIK-tuhs\, noun:
1. The gape of the mouth, as of birds.
2. A gaping grin or grimace.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:09 pm
Word of the Day for Thursday, August 27, 2009
saturnine \SAT-uhr-nyn\, adjective:
1. Born under or being under the astrological influence of the planet Saturn.
2. Gloomy or sullen in disposition.
3. Having a sardonic or bitter aspect.
saturnine \SAT-uhr-nyn\, adjective:
1. Born under or being under the astrological influence of the planet Saturn.
2. Gloomy or sullen in disposition.
3. Having a sardonic or bitter aspect.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:17 pm
Word of the Day for Friday, August 28, 2009
delectation \dee-lek-TAY-shun\, noun:
Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment.
delectation \dee-lek-TAY-shun\, noun:
Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:05 pm
Word of the Day for Saturday, August 29, 2009
chary \CHAIR-ee\, adjective:
1. Wary; cautious.
2. Not giving or expending freely; sparing.
chary \CHAIR-ee\, adjective:
1. Wary; cautious.
2. Not giving or expending freely; sparing.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:06 pm
Word of the Day for Sunday, August 30, 2009
interlocutor \in-ter-LOK-yuh-ter\, noun:
1. Someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially.
2. The performer in a minstrel show who is placed midway between the end men and engages in banter with them.
interlocutor \in-ter-LOK-yuh-ter\, noun:
1. Someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially.
2. The performer in a minstrel show who is placed midway between the end men and engages in banter with them.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:06 pm
Word of the Day for Monday, August 31, 2009
diktat \dik-TAHT\, noun:
1. A harsh settlement unilaterally imposed on a defeated party.
2. An authoritative decree or order.
diktat \dik-TAHT\, noun:
1. A harsh settlement unilaterally imposed on a defeated party.
2. An authoritative decree or order.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:39 pm
Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 1, 2009
fecund \FEE-kuhnd; FEK-uhnd\, adjective:
1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
2. Intellectually productive or inventive.
fecund \FEE-kuhnd; FEK-uhnd\, adjective:
1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
2. Intellectually productive or inventive.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:43 pm
Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 2, 2009
abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
3. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
4. Arranged alphabetically.
5. Rudimentary; elementary.
abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
3. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
4. Arranged alphabetically.
5. Rudimentary; elementary.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm
Word of the Day for Thursday, September 3, 2009
carom \KAIR-uhm\, noun:
1. A rebound following a collision; a glancing off.
2. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls on the table.
3. To strike and rebound; to glance.
4. To make a carom.
5. To make (an object) bounce off something; to cause to carom.
carom \KAIR-uhm\, noun:
1. A rebound following a collision; a glancing off.
2. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls on the table.
3. To strike and rebound; to glance.
4. To make a carom.
5. To make (an object) bounce off something; to cause to carom.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:51 pm
Word of the Day for Friday, September 4, 2009
gadabout \GAD-uh-bout\, noun:
Someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
gadabout \GAD-uh-bout\, noun:
Someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:08 pm
Word of the Day for Saturday, September 5, 2009
voluptuary \vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee\, noun:
1. A person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites; a sensualist.
adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure.
voluptuary \vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee\, noun:
1. A person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites; a sensualist.
adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:40 pm
Word of the Day for Sunday, September 6, 2009
acquiesce \ak-wee-ES\, intransitive verb:
To accept or consent passively or without objection -- usually used with 'in' or 'to'.
acquiesce \ak-wee-ES\, intransitive verb:
To accept or consent passively or without objection -- usually used with 'in' or 'to'.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:40 pm
Word of the Day for Monday, September 7, 2009
sacrosanct \SAK-roh-sankt\, adjective:
1. Extremely sacred or inviolable.
2. Not to be entered or trespassed upon.
3. Above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.
sacrosanct \SAK-roh-sankt\, adjective:
1. Extremely sacred or inviolable.
2. Not to be entered or trespassed upon.
3. Above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:51 pm
Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 8, 2009
refulgent \rih-FUL-juhnt\, adjective:
Shining brightly; radiant; brilliant; resplendent.
refulgent \rih-FUL-juhnt\, adjective:
Shining brightly; radiant; brilliant; resplendent.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:00 pm
Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 9, 2009
malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\, noun:
1. An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
2. An example of such misuse.
malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\, noun:
1. An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
2. An example of such misuse.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:22 pm
Word of the Day for Thursday, September 10, 2009
noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective:
1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome.
2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting.
noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective:
1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome.
2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:16 pm
Word of the Day for Friday, September 11, 2009
puissant \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\, adjective:
Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.
puissant \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\, adjective:
Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:38 am
Word of the Day for Saturday, September 12, 2009
inure \in-YOOR\, transitive verb:
1. To make accustomed or used to something painful, difficult, or inconvenient; to harden; to habituate; as, "inured to drudgery and distress.
intransitive verb:
1. To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs.
inure \in-YOOR\, transitive verb:
1. To make accustomed or used to something painful, difficult, or inconvenient; to harden; to habituate; as, "inured to drudgery and distress.
intransitive verb:
1. To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:51 pm
Word of the Day for Sunday, September 13, 2009
bucolic \byoo-KOL-ik\, adjective:
1. Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic.
2. Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral.
noun:
1. A pastoral poem, depicting rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds.
2. A country person.
bucolic \byoo-KOL-ik\, adjective:
1. Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic.
2. Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral.
noun:
1. A pastoral poem, depicting rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds.
2. A country person.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:39 pm
Word of the Day for Monday, September 14, 2009
crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\, adjective:
1. Given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
2. Suffering from or due to such excess.
crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\, adjective:
1. Given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
2. Suffering from or due to such excess.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:39 pm
Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 15, 2009
lucubration \loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\, noun:
1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
lucubration \loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\, noun:
1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:29 pm
Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 16, 2009
logorrhea \law-guh-REE-uh\, noun:
1. Pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
2. Incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.
logorrhea \law-guh-REE-uh\, noun:
1. Pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
2. Incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TheFireman Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:21 pm
Word of the Day for Thursday, September 17, 2009
efficacious \ef-ih-KAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.
efficacious \ef-ih-KAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.
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