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Post by dreamer on Aug 8, 2006 7:38:29 GMT -5
interregnum: An interrogating technique that involves gum in a subterranean cave.
1. The interval of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of a successor.
2. A period of temporary suspension of the usual functions of government or control.
3. A gap in continuity.
New word: euphroe
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Post by karenee on Aug 8, 2006 9:26:11 GMT -5
The nauseated feeling one gets when tossed to and fro in a boat for the first time.
actually:
euphroe
\Eu"phroe\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.
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New word: scaramouch
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Post by dreamer on Aug 8, 2006 20:06:10 GMT -5
What you should do to a mouch.
A stock character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime, depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon.
New word: fizgig
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Post by karenee on Aug 10, 2006 8:42:11 GMT -5
When a rock concert star fails to show up.
actually:
fizgig
n 1: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: spear, gig, fishgig, lance] 2: a firework that fizzes as it moves
New word: sequacious
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Post by twyrch on Aug 12, 2006 9:25:39 GMT -5
Someone who is afraid of being Sequestered.
Actually:
se·qua·cious ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-kwshs)
adj.
1) Persisting in a continuous intellectual or stylistic direction: “I make these notes, but am tired of notes... I want something sequacious now & robust” (Virginia Woolf).
2) Disposed to follow another or others, as a leader.
3) Slavishly unthinking and uncritical.
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[From Latin sequx, sequc-, pursuing, from sequ, to follow. See sekw-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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se·quacious·ly adv.
se·quaci·ty (-kws-t) n.
New Word:
Sarcophagus
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Post by DanTheMan on Aug 12, 2006 10:55:44 GMT -5
Guess: A coffin.
Actual: sarcophagus n. , pl. -gi ( ) or -guses . A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
I was pretty close!
New word: Praxiology
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Post by karenee on Aug 14, 2006 10:32:31 GMT -5
the study of being practical
Actually: prax·e·ol·o·gy also prax·i·ol·o·gy
n.
The study of human conduct.
New word: foozle
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Post by luv1another on Aug 15, 2006 3:18:52 GMT -5
foozle ~ a cross between a noodle and a fig
real definition ~ To manage clumsily; bungle.
n. The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.
new word ~ Wakf
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Post by karenee on Aug 15, 2006 7:37:28 GMT -5
the act of smacking someone over the head in response to a subpar witticism
Actually: wakf
\Wakf\ (w[u^]kf), n. [Ar. waqf.] (Moham. Law) The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of mankind, as to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide for support of one's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit some particular person or persons and afterward the poor, etc.; also, the trust so created, or the property in trust.
Oook, I'd never have figured that out without a dictionary.
New word: quadrivial
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Post by dreamer on Aug 16, 2006 7:53:20 GMT -5
4 people talking drivel while sitting at a four-cornered table.
quadrivial: n. One of the four ``liberal arts'' making up the quadrivium. Having four ways meeting in a point.
New word: furfuraceous
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Post by karenee on Aug 16, 2006 8:17:57 GMT -5
A small, yapping dog at the height of its fury.
Actually: fur·fu·ra·ceous
adj.
1. Made of or covered with scaly particles, such as dandruff.
2. Relating to or resembling bran.
Ewww!
New word: polyptych
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Post by dancer on Aug 17, 2006 8:02:46 GMT -5
Polyptych - a skin disease on the ball of your foot, called ptych
Pronunciation: 'pä-l&p-"tik, p&-'lip-tik
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly- + ptychE fold, from ptyssein to fold
: an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together
New word:
saccharoidal
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Post by luv1another on Aug 18, 2006 11:47:42 GMT -5
saccharoidal ~ a new sweetener which is a sacharin and cordial combination
Real definition~ Having a texture similar to that of granulated sugar. Used of rocks and minerals.
new word ~ lactenin
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Post by karenee on Aug 19, 2006 6:39:45 GMT -5
Guess - Milk-based
Actually: lac·te·nin
Pronunciation: 'lak-t&-n&n
Function: noun
: a nitrogenous substance present in milk that inhibits bacterial growth
Heh...oh, well. I got the milk bit right anyway.
New word ~ stave
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Post by dreamer on Aug 23, 2006 8:28:56 GMT -5
To hold off.
# A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.
# A rung of a ladder or chair.
# A staff or cudgel.
1. To break in or puncture the staves of.
2. To break or smash a hole in.
3. To crush or smash inward.
4. To furnish with staves.
To keep or hold off; repel: “For 12 years, we've sought to stave off this ultimate threat of disaster” (New York Times).
So many possibilities!!
New Word: gyve
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