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July 28, 2009

sapid\SAP-id\ , adjective:
1.Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor.
2.Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking.

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July 29, 2009


apocryphal \uh-POK-ruh-fuhl\ , adjective:

1. (Bible) Pertaining to the Apocrypha.
2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority or authenticity; equivocal; fictitious; spurious; false.


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July 30, 2009


aplomb \uh-PLOM\ , noun:

1. Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness.


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July 31, 2009


sui generis \soo-eye-JEN-ur-us; soo-ee-\ , adjective:
1. Being the only example of its kind; constituting a class of its own; unique.


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August 1, 2009


arcane \ar-KAYN\ , adjective:

1. Understood or known by only a few.


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August 2, 2009


lineament \LIN-ee-uh-muhnt\ , noun:

1. A distinctive shape, contour, or line, especially of the face.
2. A distinguishing or characteristic feature; -- usually in the plural.


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August 3, 2009


desultory \DES-uhl-tor-ee\ , adjective:

1. Jumping or passing from one thing or subject to another without order or rational connection; disconnected; aimless.
2. By the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.
3. Coming disconnectedly or occurring haphazardly; random.
4. Disappointing in performance or progress.


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August 4, 2009


equipoise \EE-kwuh-poiz; EK-wuh-\ , noun:

1. A state of being equally balanced; equilibrium; -- as of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
2. Counterbalance.


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August 5, 2009

brio\BREE-oh\ , noun:
1.Enthusiastic vigor; vivacity; liveliness; spirit.


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6 August 2009

hebetude [heb-i-tood, -tyood] noun:

the state of being dull; lethargy.

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August 7, 2009

insouciant\in-SOO-see-uhnt\ , adjective:

1.Marked by lighthearted unconcern or indifference; carefree; nonchalant.

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August 8, 2009


travail \truh-VAYL; TRAV-ayl\ , noun:

1. Painful or arduous work; severe toil or exertion.
2. Agony; anguish.
3. The labor of childbirth

intransitive verb:

1. To work very hard; to toil.
2. To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor.


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August 9, 2009


métier \met-YAY; MET-yay\ , noun:

1. An occupation; a profession.
2. An area in which one excels; an occupation for which one is especially well suited.


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August 10, 2009

peradventure\puhr-uhd-VEN-chuhr; pehr-\ , adverb:

1.[Archaic] Possibly; perhaps.

noun:
1.Chance, uncertainty, or doubt.

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August 11, 2009


cynosure \SY-nuh-shoor; SIN-uh-shoor\ , noun:

1. An object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration.
2. That which serves to guide or direct.
3. [Capitalized]. The northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains the North Star; also, the North Star itself.


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