Word Power

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October 18, 2007

abscond \ab-SKOND\, intransitive verb:
To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid arrest or prosecution.

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October 19, 2007

beholden \bih-HOHL-duhn\, adjective:
Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

[MrDanger]

I was beholden to the cop for allowing me to abscond from Winn Dixie with the Christmas Ham without arresting me.

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October 20, 2007

jocund \JOCK-uhnd; JOH-kuhnd\, adjective:
Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; mirthful.

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October 21, 2007

oblation \uh-BLAY-shuhn; oh-\, noun:
1. The act of offering something, such as worship or thanks, especially to a deity.
2. (Usually capitalized) The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
3. Something offered in a religious rite or as a charitable gift.

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October 22, 2007

flummery \FLUHM-uh-ree\, noun:
1. A name given to various sweet dishes made with milk, eggs, flour, etc.
2. Empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo jumbo; nonsense.

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October 23, 2007

inimical \ih-NIM-ih-kul\, adjective:
1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable.
2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; adverse.

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October 24, 2007

recidivism \rih-SID-uh-viz-uhm\, noun:
A tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; especially, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits.

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October 25, 2007

stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\, adjective:
Extremely loud.

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October 26, 2007

bravado \bruh-VAH-doh\, noun;
plural bravados or bravadoes \bruh-VAH-dohz\:
A real or pretended show of courage or boldness.

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October 27, 2007

impecunious \im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs\, adjective:
Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

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October 28, 2007

valetudinarian \val-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un; -tyoo-\, noun:
1. A weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health.

adjective:
1. Sickly; weak; infirm.
2. Morbidly concerned with one's health.

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October 29, 2007

terminus \TUR-muh-nuhs\, noun:
1. The finishing point; the end.
2. A boundary; a border; a limit.
3. A post or stone marking a boundary.
4. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; also, the station house, town, or city at that place.

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October 30, 2007

soi-disant \swah-dee-ZAHN\, adjective:
Self-styled; so-called.

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October 31, 2007

ensorcell \en-SOR-suhl\, transitive verb:
To enchant; to bewitch.