Word Power

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January 1, 2009


wanderlust \WON-der-luhst\, noun:
a strong desire to wander or travel

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January 2, 2009


xanthous \ZAN-thuhs\, adjective:
yellow; yellowish

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January 3, 2009


yegg \yeg\, noun:
a burglar who robs safes; safecracker

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January 4, 2008


zealous \ZEL-uhs\, adjective:
full of zeal; actively enthusiastic

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January 5, 2009


abstinent \AB-stuh-nuhnt\, adjective:
abstaining, especially from self-indulgence

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January 6, 2009


beleaguer \bi-LEE-ger\, verb:
1. to surround with troops; besiege
2. to surround or beset

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January 7, 2009


candor \KAN-der\, noun:
1. honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity
2. fairness; impartiality

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January 8, 2009


daunt \dawnt, dahnt\, verb:
1. to frighten; overcome with fear
2. to discourage; lesson the courage of

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January 9, 2009


eclectic \i-KLEK-tik\, adjective:
1. selecting and using what seems best from various sources or systems; made up of selections from various sources
2. broad in acceptance of ideas or approval from other sources

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January 10, 2009


fastidious \fa-STID-ee-uhs\, adjective:
hard to please; extremely refined or critical

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January 11, 2009


gargantuan \gahr-GAN-choo-uhn\, adjective:
enormous; gigantic; huge

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January 12, 2009


hapless \HAP-lis\, adjective:
unlucky; unfortunate

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January 13, 2009


iconoclast \ahy-KON-uh-klast\, noun:
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions as foolish or wrong

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January 14, 2009


jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress

noun:
1. the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in distress; also, the goods thrown overboard

verb:
1. (figurative) to throw away; discard

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January 15, 2008


kinetic \ki-NET-ik\, adjective:
of or having to do with motion; caused by motion