Word Power

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November 16, 2007

aggrandize \uh-GRAN-dyz; AG-ruhn-dyz\, transitive verb:
1. To make great or greater; to enlarge; to increase.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, reputation, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

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November 17, 2007

restive \RES-tiv\, adjective:
1. Impatient under restriction, delay, coercion, or opposition; resisting control.
2. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn.

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November 18, 2007

comport \kum-PORT\, transitive verb:
1. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner.

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November 19, 2007


flout \FLOWT\, transitive verb:
1. To treat with contempt and disregard; to show contempt for.

intransitive verb:
1. To mock, to scoff.

noun:
1. Mockery, scoffing.

[doilooklost]

To say I show flout towards someone just does not sound right.

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November 20, 2007

extirpate \EK-stur-payt\, transitive verb:
1. To pull up by the stem or root.
2. To destroy completely.
3. To remove by surgery.

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November 21, 2007

wiseacre \WY-zay-kuhr\, noun:
One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; a would-be wise person; a smart aleck.

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November 22, 2007

deipnosophist \dyp-NOS-uh-fist\, noun:
Someone who is skilled in table talk.

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November 23, 2007

postprandial \post-PRAN-dee-uhl\, adjective:
Happening or done after a meal.

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November 24, 2007

somniferous \som-NIF-uhr-uhs\, adjective:
Causing or inducing sleep.

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November 25, 2007

recumbent \rih-KUM-bunt\, adjective:
1. Reclining; lying down.
2. Resting; inactive; idle.

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November 26, 2007

foundling \FOWND-ling\, noun:
A deserted or abandoned infant; a child found without a parent or caretaker.

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November 27, 2007

kvetch \KVECH\, adjective:
1. To complain habitually.

noun:
1. A complaint.
2. A habitual complainer.

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November 28, 2007

incongruous \in-KONG-groo-us\, adjective:
1. Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness.
2. Inconsistent with reason, logic, or common sense.

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November 29, 2007

hirsute \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\, adjective:
Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.