Word Power

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May 29, 2009

sybarite \SIB-uh-ryt\ , noun:
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.


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May 30, 2009

taciturn \TAS-uh-turn\ , adjective:
Habitually silent; not inclined to talk.


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May 31, 2009

venerate \VEN-uh-rayt\ , transitive verb:
To treat someone or something with deep respect, reverence or deference; to revere.


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June 1, 2009

cosset \KOSS-it\ , transitive verb:
1. To treat as a pet; to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper.

noun:
1. A pet, especially a pet lamb.


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June 2, 2009

hortatory \HOR-tuh-tor-ee\, adjective:
Marked by strong urging; serving to encourage or incite; as, "a hortatory speech."



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June 3, 2009

espy \ih-SPY\ , transitive verb:
To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.


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June 4, 2009

pother \POTH-er\ , noun:
1. A commotion; a disturbance.
2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

verb:
1. To make confused; trouble; worry.
2. To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.


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June 5, 2009

abstemious \ab-STEE-mee-uhs\ , adjective:
1. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent.
2. Sparingly used or consumed; used with temperance or moderation.
3. Marked by or spent in abstinence.


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June 6, 2009

mores \MOR-ayz; -eez\, plural noun:
1. The fixed customs of a particular group that are morally binding upon all members of the group.
2. Moral attitudes.
3. Customs; habits; ways.

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June 7, 2009

oneiric \oh-NY-rik\, adjective:
Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.


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June 8, 2009

tergiversation \tuhr-jiv-uhr-SAY-shuhn\ , noun:
1. The act of practicing evasion or of being deliberately ambiguous.
2. The act of abandoning a party or cause.


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June 9, 2009

paragon \PAIR-uh-gon; -guhn\ , noun:
A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence."


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June 10, 2009

disport \dis-PORT\ , intransitive verb:
1. To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.

transitive verb:
1. To divert or amuse.
2. To display.


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June 11, 2009

redivivus \red-uh-VY-vuhs; -VEE-\ , adjective:
Living again; brought back to life; revived; restored.

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June 12, 2009

megrim \MEE-grim\ , noun:
1. A migraine.
2. A fancy; a whim.
3. In the plural: lowness of spirits -- often with 'the'.


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