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January 29, 2009


acclaim \uh-KLEYM\, verb:
1. to welcome with loud approval; praise highly

noun:
1. a shout or show of approval

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January 30, 2009


bemoan \bi-MOHN\, verb:
to moan about or weep for; mourn

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January 31, 2009


canine \KEY-nahyn\, adjective:
1. of or like a dog or member of the dog family

noun:
1. any animal belonging to a group of meat-eaters including dogs, foxes, and wolves

adjective:
1. pertaining to a canine tooth

noun:
1. one of the four teeth next to the incisors; cuspid

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February 1, 2009


victuals \VIT-uhlz\, noun:
food or provisions, esp. for humans

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February 2, 2009


chaff \chaf\, noun, verb:
1. the stiff strawlike part of grains such as wheat, oats, rye

verb:
1. to make good-natured fun of someone

noun:
1. worthless material; detritus

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February 3, 2009


defalcate \di-FAL-keyt\, verb:
to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care

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February 4, 2009


virtuoso \vur-choo-OH-soh\, noun, adjective;
pl. virtuosos, virtuosi:
1. a person skilled in the techniques of an art, esp. playing a musical instrument; by extension, a person with a cultivated appreciation of artistry

adjective:
1. showing mastery in artistic skills

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February 5, 2009


unwitting \uhn-WIT-ing\, adjective:
not knowing; unaware; unintentional

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February 6, 2009


erstwhile \URST-hwahyl\, adjective, adverb;
Also used as an adverb, meaning formerly.:
former

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February 7, 2009


denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:
to attack the character or reputation of; defame

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February 8, 2009


highhanded \HAHY-HAN-did\, adjective:
acting or done in a bold, arbitrary way

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February 9, 2009


toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent

verb:
1. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile

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February 10, 2009


osteopath \OS-tee-uh-path\, noun:
a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles

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February 11, 2009


tome \tohm\, noun:
a large, often scholarly, book