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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-17, 14:19 | |
| rubberneck verb -to look about or state with great curiousity, as by craning the neck or turning the head. -to gawk at noun -a sightseer; tourist. -an extremely curious person. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-18, 14:53 | |
| bucolic adjective -of, pertaining to, or suggesting and idyllic rural life. -of or pertaining to shepherds; patoral. noun -a pastoral poem. -Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-19, 22:03 | |
| tatterdemalion adjective -ragged; unkempt or dilapidated noun -a person in tatterd clothing; a shabby person | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-20, 14:31 | |
| schism noun -division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties. -the parties so formed. -Ecclesiastical. a. a formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body or some doctrinal offense. b. the state of a sect or body formed by such division. c. the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-21, 15:30 | |
| geminate adjective -Also, geminated. combined or arranged in pairs, twin, coupled. verb -to make or become doubled or paired. noun -Phonetics. a double consonant sound. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-22, 13:45 | |
| sudser noun -Informal. any movie, play, or the like that is designed to provoke a tearful response. -Informal. a soap opera | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-23, 14:39 | |
| apothegm noun -a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-24, 14:49 | |
| yestreen adverb -during yesterday evening. noun -yesterday evening; last evening. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-25, 18:17 | |
| eternize verb -to make eternal; perpetuate. -to immortalize. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-26, 13:52 | |
| quidnunc noun -a person who is eager to know the latest news or gossip; a gossip or busybody. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-27, 15:48 | |
| gainsay verb -to deny, dispute, or contradict. -to speak or act against; oppose. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-28, 14:50 | |
| middling adjective -mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian -medium, moderate, or average in size, quantity, or quality -Older Use. in fairly good health. adverb -moderately, fairly noun -middlings, any of various products or commodities of intermediate quality, grade, size, etc., as the coarser particles of ground wheat mingled with bran. -Often, middlings. Also called middling meat. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-29, 18:04 | |
| agog adjective -highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc. adverb -in a state of eager desire; excitedly | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-30, 15:59 | |
| extemporize verb -to speak with little or no advance preparation -to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise. -to do or manage something in a makeshift way. -to make or devise extempore. -Music. to compose offhand; improvise | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-05-31, 15:26 | |
| moonbow noun -a rainbow caused by the refraction and reflection of light from the moon | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-01, 18:57 | |
| jiggery-pokery noun -Chiefly British. trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug -Chiefly British. sly, underhand action -Chiefly British. manipulation | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-02, 15:15 | |
| oxter noun -Scot. and North England. the armpit | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-03, 20:06 | |
| cryptozoology noun -the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for. creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-04, 19:27 | |
| floccinaucinihilipilification noun -Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the english language). | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-05, 18:43 | |
| holophrase noun -a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go! | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-06, 20:55 | |
| telesthesia noun -sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-07, 20:21 | |
| Aggrandize verb -to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend. -to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. -to make (something) appear greater. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-08, 15:30 | |
| urbane adjective -having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities -reflecting elegance, sophisitcation, etc., especially in expression | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-09, 19:17 | |
| obsolescence noun -the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-10, 22:46 | |
| pentimento noun -Painting. the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-11, 17:25 | |
| 'sblood interjection -Obsolete. a euphemistic shortening of God's blood, used as an oath. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-12, 20:11 | |
| cavort verb -to prance or caper about. -to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-13, 14:40 | |
| shivaree noun -a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari. -Informal. an elaborate, noisy celebration. verb -to serenade with a shivaree. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-14, 21:38 | |
| unquiet adjective -agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent -mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy noun -a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-15, 18:38 | |
| definiens noun -something that defines, especially the defining part of a dictionary entry. -Logic. an expression in terms of which another may be adequately defined. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-16, 13:45 | |
| technophobia noun -abnormal fear or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-17, 14:28 | |
| lackadaisical adjective -without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic -lazy; indolent | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-18, 21:47 | |
| unreality noun -something that is unreal, invalid, imaginary, or illusory -lack of reality; quality of being real -incompetence or impracticality, especially in everyday matters. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-20, 00:31 | |
| inviolable adjective -prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration -incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable
well now we know the definition of inviolable, and it's relevance to the Living Saint's aura in the SoB's stronghold in Kaurava | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-20, 21:43 | |
| cavil verb -to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about) -to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections noun -a trivial and annoying objection. -the raising of such objections. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-21, 20:56 | |
| swashbuckler noun -a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-22, 13:41 | |
| clepe verb -Archaic. to call; name (now chiefly in the past participate as ycleped or yclept). | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-23, 22:35 | |
| otiose adjective -being at leisure; idle; indolent. -ineffective or futile. -superfluous or useless. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-24, 21:50 | |
| ennui noun -a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-26, 15:25 | |
| *shite I forgot yesterday* tenderfoot noun -a raw, inexperienced person; novice. -a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., unused to hardships. -one in the lowest rank of the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-27, 17:19 | |
| preprandial adjective -before a meal, especially before dinner; anteprandial | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-28, 14:23 | |
| stinkaroo noun -Slang. something markedly inferior in quality | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-29, 13:57 | |
| piebald adjective -having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored. noun -a piebald animal, especially a horse. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-06-30, 14:56 | |
| whodunit noun -Informal. a narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-01, 16:08 | |
| contradistinction noun -distinction by opposition or contrast | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-02, 13:48 | |
| dragoman noun -(In the Near East) a professional interpreter. | |
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Nazamroth Admin
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-02, 14:00 | |
| You sure it isnt a dragon-human hybrid? | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-02, 14:28 | |
| I'm sure, it kinda surprised me too | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-03, 16:43 | |
| quixotic adjective -extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable -(sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote. -impulsive and often rashly unpredictable. | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-04, 14:47 | |
| e pluribus unum null -Latin. out of many, one (motto of the U.S.) | |
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Faelwen
| Subject: Re: "Word of the Day" as provided by Dictionary.Reference.com 2015-07-05, 19:20 | |
| mien noun -air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc. | |
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