Sunday, October 31, 2010

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Your word for today is: pince-nez

Pronunciation: /ˈpansˌnā/

Definition: a pair of eyeglasses with a nose clip instead of earpieces

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

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Your word for today is: leechcraft

Pronunciation: /ˈlēCHˌkraft/

Definition: the art of healing

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Friday, October 29, 2010

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Your word for today is: cisco

Pronunciation: /ˈsiskō/

Definition: a freshwater whitefish of northern countries. Most species are migratory and are important food fishes

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Your word for today is: lucubrate

Pronunciation: /ˈlo͞ok(y)əˌbrāt/

Definition: discourse learnedly in writing

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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Your word for today is: roman-fleuve

Pronunciation: /rōˌmäN ˈflœv/

Definition: a novel featuring the leisurely description of the lives of closely related people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Your word for today is: spiffing

Pronunciation: /ˈspifiNG/

Definition: excellent; splendid

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Monday, October 25, 2010

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Your word for today is: skink

Pronunciation: /skiNGk/

Definition: a smooth-bodied lizard with short or absent limbs, typically burrowing in sandy ground, and occurring throughout tropical and temperate regions

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

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Your word for today is: revelatory

Pronunciation: /ˈrevələˌtôrē/

Definition: revealing something hitherto unknown

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

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Your word for today is: galère

Pronunciation: /gaˈler/

Definition: a group or coterie

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Friday, October 22, 2010

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Your word for today is: confluence

Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌflo͞oəns/

Definition: the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

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Your word for today is: begad

Pronunciation: /biˈgad/

Definition: used to express surprise or for emphasis

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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Your word for today is: parley

Pronunciation: /ˈpärlē/

Definition: a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Your word for today is: qigong

Pronunciation: /ˌCHēˈgäNG/

Definition: a Chinese system of physical exercises and breathing control related to tai chi

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Monday, October 18, 2010

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Your word for today is: diathermy

Pronunciation: /ˈdīəˌTHərmē/

Definition: a medical and surgical technique involving the production of heat in a part of the body by high-frequency electric currents, to stimulate the circulation, relieve pain, destroy unhealthy tissue, or cause bleeding vessels to clot

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

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Your word for today is: copse

Pronunciation: /käps/

Definition: a small group of trees

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

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Your word for today is: hippocampus

Pronunciation: /ˌhipəˈkampəs/

Definition: the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the center of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system

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Friday, October 15, 2010

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Your word for today is: jongleur

Pronunciation: /ZHôNˈglər/

Definition: an itinerant minstrel

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Your word for today is: Fortean

Pronunciation: /ˈfôrtēən/

Definition: of, relating to, or denoting paranormal phenomena

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Your word for today is: cock-a-hoop

Pronunciation: /ˌkäk ə ˈho͞op/

Definition: extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Your word for today is: ramify

Pronunciation: /ˈraməˌfī/

Definition: form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out

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Monday, October 11, 2010

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Your word for today is: prairie-dogging

Pronunciation: //

Definition: the practice of looking over the wall of an office cubicle to observe coworkers

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

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Your word for today is: zealot

Pronunciation: /ˈzelət/

Definition: a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

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Your word for today is: filmography

Pronunciation: /filˈmägrəfē/

Definition: a list of films by one director or actor, or on one subject

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Friday, October 8, 2010

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Your word for today is: gimlet

Pronunciation: /ˈgimlit/

Definition: a small T-shaped tool with a screw-tip for boring holes

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

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Your word for today is: vigorish

Pronunciation: /ˈvigəriSH/

Definition: an excessive rate of interest on a loan, typically one from an illegal moneylender

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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Your word for today is: intuit

Pronunciation: /inˈt(y)o͞o-it/

Definition: understand or work out by instinct

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Your word for today is: collop

Pronunciation: /ˈkäləp/

Definition: a slice of meat

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Monday, October 4, 2010

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Your word for today is: baronet

Pronunciation: /ˈbarənit/

Definition: a member of the lowest hereditary titled British order, with the status of a commoner but able to use the prefix "Sir."

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

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Your word for today is: coulter

Pronunciation: /ˈkōltər/

Definition: a vertical cutting blade fixed in front of a plowshare

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Your word for today is: concubinage

Pronunciation: /kənˈkyo͞obənij/

Definition: the practice of keeping a concubine

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Friday, October 1, 2010

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Your word for today is: auk

Pronunciation: /ôk/

Definition: a short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and back and white underparts

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