Promethean Logophile - Words

Weekly Word: insouciant

Logophile — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:55:19 -0700

insouciant - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

insouciant (in-SOO-see-uhnt) adjective

Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.

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Weekly Word: habitue

Logophile — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:31:32 -0700

habitue - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

habitue (huh-BICH-oo-ay; huh-bich-oo-AY) noun

One who frequents a particular place, especially a place offering a specific pleasurable activity.

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Weekly Word: adumbrate

Logophile — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:21:11 -0700

adumbrate - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

adumbrate (AD-uhm-brayt; uh-DUHM-) transitive verb

To give a sketchy outline of.

To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.

To disclose partially or guardedly.

To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

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Weekly Word: eremite

Logophile — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:00:28 -0700

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eremite (ER-uh-myt) noun

A recluse or hermit, especially a religious recluse.

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Weekly Word: nescience

Logophile — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:44:33 -0700

nescience - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

nescience (NESH-uhn(t)s; NESH-ee-uhn(t)s) noun

Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

Agnosticism.

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Weekly Word: indurate

Logophile — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:30:33 -0700

indurate - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

indurate (IN-dur-it; -dyur-) adjective

Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.

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Weekly Word: vituperation

Logophile — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:52:22 -0700

vituperation - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

vituperation (vy-too-puh-RAY-shuhn, -tyoo-) noun

The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.

Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective.

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Weekly Word: connubial

Logophile — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:21:56 -0700

connubial - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etemology):

connubial (kuh-NOO-bee-ul; -NYOO-) adjective

Relating to marriage or the married state; conjugal.

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Weekly Word: distrait

Logophile — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:00:07 -0700

distrait - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

distrait (dis-TRAY) adjective

Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety: “When she did not occupy her accustomed chair at the seminar, Freud felt uneasy and distrait” (Times Literary Supplement).

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Weekly Word: venal

Logophile — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:18:59 -0700

venal - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

venal (VEE-nuhl) adjective

Open to bribery; mercenary: a venal police officer.

Capable of betraying honor, duty, or scruples for a price; corruptible.

Marked by corrupt dealings, especially bribery: a venal administration.

Obtainable for a price.

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Weekly Word: sobriquet

Logophile — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:34:30 -0700

sobriquet - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

sobriquet (SO-brih-kay; -ket; so-brih-KAY; -KET) noun

An affectionate or humorous nickname.

An assumed name.

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n : a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen, soubriquet]

Weekly Word: raillery

Logophile — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:44:01 -0700

raillery - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

raillery (RAY-luh-ree) noun

Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter.

An instance of bantering or teasing.

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Weekly Word: paucity

Logophile — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:46:14 -0700

paucity - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

paucity (PAW-suh-tee) noun

Smallness of number; fewness.

Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.

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Weekly Word: glabrous

Logophile — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 20:38:19 -0700

glabrous - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

glabrous (GLAY-bruhs) adjective

Having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth: a glabrous scalp; glabrous leaves.

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Weekly Word: moil

Logophile — Sun, 28 May 2006 02:00:10 -0700

moil - Definitions from Dictionary.com (etymology):

moil (MOYL) intransitive verb

To toil; slave.

To churn about continuously.

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