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Word of the Day - April 2006

harridan

April 28th 2006 03:34
Harridan
HAIR-uh-din n.

A woman regarded as scolding and vicious.



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lethologica

April 27th 2006 02:44

lethologica n.
the inability to remember a word or put your finger on the right word
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satisdation

April 26th 2006 03:39
Border Patrol
Border Patrol
sat-is-day-tion n.
Law, security, or the giving of it.
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sesquipedalian

April 25th 2006 00:25
sesquipedalian
sesquipedalian

(ses·qui·pe·da·lian)

n.
A long word.

adj.
1. Given to the use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic.


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nugatory

April 24th 2006 04:18
Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
nu·ga·to·ry adj.
of little or no consequence; trifling , inconsequential; inoperative
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racketeer

April 21st 2006 02:56
Cash
rack·et·eer n.
A person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obstruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities.
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sabbatical

April 20th 2006 02:19
Universoty Lecture
sab·bat·i·cal, adj.
1. of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
2. a leave usually taken every seventh year

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tmesis

April 19th 2006 04:20
Insert Title Here
The In-F@$%en-Credibles
tme·ses
separation of the parts of a word by another word, e.g. abso-bloody-lutely
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lethonomia

April 18th 2006 04:11
LEE-thuh-NOH-mia
the tendency to forget names
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panoply

April 17th 2006 04:41
PAN-uh-plee, n.
1. A splendid or impressive array.
2. Ceremonial attire.

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dystopia

April 13th 2006 02:46
dis-TOH-pee-uh
opposite of utopia
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declasse

April 12th 2006 04:15
Insert Title Here
Fur Coat
DAY-class-SAY
a person or thing which has lost the social status or class it once enjoyed.
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clou

April 11th 2006 02:46
kloo, n.
the chief point of interest: a dominant idea.
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littoral

April 10th 2006 02:43
Insert Title Here
90 Mile Beach Australia
lit'er-al, adj
beloning to the seashore, to lands near the coast
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monolatry

April 7th 2006 02:34
Insert Title Here
mon-ol' a-try
the worship of one god without excluding belief in others.
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stegophilist

April 6th 2006 00:59
Insert Title Here
person whose pastime is climbing the outside of buildings.
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logorrhoea

April 5th 2006 03:52
log·or·rhea
pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness that is characteristic especially of the manic phase of manic-depressive disorders
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casuistry

April 4th 2006 01:56
ca·su·ist·ry.
solving of moral dilemmas by the application of general principles of ethics.
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hypnerotomachia

April 3rd 2006 03:50
HIP-nur-oh-tuh-MAK-ee-uh

the struggle between sleep and sexual desire
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udometer

April 1st 2006 05:22
u·dom·e·ter (plural u·dom·e·ters)

rain gauge: a gauge that measures rainfall


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