Word Power

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September 11, 2009


puissant \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\ , adjective:

1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.


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September 12, 2009


inure \in-YOOR\ , transitive verb:

1. To make accustomed or used to something painful, difficult, or inconvenient; to harden; to habituate; as, "inured to drudgery and distress.

intransitive verb:

1. To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs.


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September 13, 2009


bucolic \byoo-KOL-ik\ , adjective:

1. Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic.
2. Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral.

noun:

1. A pastoral poem, depicting rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds.
2. A country person.

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September 14, 2009


crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\ , adjective:

1. Given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
2. Suffering from or due to such excess.


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September 15, 2009


lucubration \loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\ , noun:

1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.


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September 16, 2009

logorrhea\law-guh-REE-uh\ , noun:

1.Pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
2.Incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.

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September 17, 2009


efficacious \ef-ih-KAY-shuhs\ , adjective:

1. Capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.


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September 18, 2009

alacrity \uh-LACK-ruh-tee\ , noun:

1. A cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response.


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September 19, 2009


farrago \fuh-RAH-go; fuh-RAY-go\ , noun:

1. A confused mixture; an assortment; a medley.


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September 20, 2009


tchotchke \CHOCH-kuh\ , noun:

1. A trinket; a knickknack.


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September 21, 2009


equivocate
\ih-KWIV-uh-kayt\ , intransitive verb:

1. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or to avoid committing oneself to anything definite.


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September 22, 2009


cognoscente \kon-yuh-SHEN-tee; kog-nuh-; -SEN-\ , noun:

1. A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.


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September 23, 2009

eldritch\EL-drich\ , adjective:

1.Strange; unearthly; weird; eerie.


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September 24,2009

assiduous\uh-SIJ-oo-uhs\ , adjective:

1.Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive.
2.Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, "assiduous labor."

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September 25,2009

cavort\kuh-VORT\ , intransitive verb:

1.To bound or prance about.
2.To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.


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