Word Power

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August 22, 2007

manumit \man-yuh-MIT\, transitive verb:
To free from slavery or servitude.

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August 23, 2007

amicable \AM-ih-kuh-buhl\, adjective:
Characterized by friendliness and good will; friendly; peaceable.

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August 24, 2007

effrontery \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\, noun:
Insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; insolence.

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August 25, 2007

mulct \MULKT\, noun:
1. A fine or penalty.

transitive verb:
1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or demanding a forfeiture.
2. To obtain by fraud or deception.
3. To defraud; to swindle.

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August 26,2007

gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\, noun:
High seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject).

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August 27, 2007

atelier \at-l-YAY\, noun:
A workshop; a studio.

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August 28, 2007

pukka \PUHK-uh\, adjective:
1. Authentic; genuine.
2. Good of its kind; first-class.

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August 29, 2007

cajole \kuh-JOHL\, transitive:
To persuade with flattery, repeated appeals, or soothing words; to coax.

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August 30, 2007

supernal \soo-PUR-nuhl\, adjective:
1. Being in or coming from the heavens or a higher place or region.
2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly.
3. Lofty; of surpassing excellence.

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August 31, 2007

egregious \ih-GREE-juhs\, adjective:
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

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September 1, 2007

propitiate \pro-PISH-ee-ayt\, transitive verb:
To render favorably inclined; to appease; to conciliate (one offended).

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September 2, 2007

solecism \SOL-uh-siz-uhm\, noun:
1. A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech.
2. A breach of good manners or etiquette.
3. Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.

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September 3, 2007

maudlin \MAWD-lin\, adjective:
Tearfully or excessively sentimental.

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September 4, 2007

commination \kom-uh-NAY-shuhn\, noun:
1. A denunciation.
2. A threat of punishment.

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September 5, 2007

antiquarian \an-tuh-KWAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who collects, studies, or deals in objects or relics from the past.

adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to antiquarians or objects or relics from the past.
2. Dealing in or concerned with old or rare books.