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Monday, August 13, 2012

Fallow

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Fallow - not in use; inactive. When I think of the word fallow I envision the farmer standing in the doorway of his simple home, wiping th...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

expostulate

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  expostulate \ ik-SPOS-chuh-leyt \  , verb; 1. To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Turgid

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turgid \TUR-jid\ , adjective : 1. Swollen, bloated, puffed up; as, "a turgid limb." 2. Swelling in style or language; bombast...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

solecism

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solecism SOL-uh-siz-uhm \  , noun; 1. A breach of good manners or etiquette.   Standing in a line is one of America's s...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

collop

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collop noun : 1. A fold or roll of flesh on the body. I know that if I drank water instead of Pepsi and used the running shoes I paid ...
Monday, December 5, 2011

frondescence

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  frondescence fron-DES-uhns \  , noun; 1. Leafage; foliage. 2. The process or period of putting forth le...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

moribund

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 Moribund   1. in a dying state; near death. 2. on the verge of extinction or termination.   Whether being screamed at...
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