Word Power

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June 23, 2008


capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.

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June 24, 2008


glutinous \GLOOT-nuhs\, adjective:
Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; sticky.

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June 25, 2008


forlorn \fur-LORN; for-\, adjective:
1. Sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.
2. Bereft; forsaken.
3. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition.
4. Almost hopeless; desperate.

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June 26, 2008


Cockaigne \kah-KAYN\, noun:
An imaginary land of ease and luxury.

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June 27, 2008


harbinger \HAR-bin-juhr\, noun:
1. (Archaic) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
2. A forerunner; a precursor; one that presages or foreshadows what is to come.

transitive verb:
1. To signal the approach of; to presage; to be a harbinger of.

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June 28, 2008


mazy \MAY-zee\, adjective:
Resembling a maze in form or complexity; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing.

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June 29, 2008


interpolate \in-TUR-puh-layt\, transitive verb:
1. To alter or corrupt (as a book or text) by the insertion of new or foreign matter.
2. To insert (material) into a text or conversation.
3. To insert between other elements or parts.
4. [Mathematics] to estimate a value of (a function) between two known values.

intransitive verb:
1. To make insertions.

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June 30, 2008


indigent \IN-dih-juhnt\, adjective:
Extremely poor; not having the necessities of life, such as food, clothing and shelter.

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July 1, 2008


condign \kuhn-DINE; KON-dine\, adjective:
Suitable to the fault or crime; deserved; adequate.

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July 2, 2008


laconic \luh-KON-ik\, adjective:
Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque.

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July 3, 2008


tutelage \TOO-tuhl-ij; TYOO-\, noun:
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection.
2. The state of being under a guardian or tutor.
3. Instruction, especially individual instruction accompanied by close attention and guidance.

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July 4, 2008


dapple \DAP-uhl\, noun:
1. A small contrasting spot or blotch.
2. A mottled appearance, especially of the coat of an animal (as a horse).

transitive verb:
1. To mark with patches of a color or shade; to spot.

intransitive verb:
1. To become dappled.

adjective:
1. Marked with contrasting patches or spots; dappled.

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July 5, 2008


meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-luhs\, adjective:
Extremely or excessively careful about details.

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July 6, 2008


palaver \puh-LAV-uhr; puh-LAH-vur\, noun:
1. Idle talk
2. Talk intended to beguile or deceive.
3. A parley usually between persons of different backgrounds or cultures or levels of sophistication; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation.

intransitive verb:
1. To talk idly.

transitive verb:
1. To flatter; to cajole.