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09/21/2004

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Term
tatterdemalion
\tat-uhr-dih-MAYL-yuhn
Definition
noun:
A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin.
adjective:
Tattered; ragged.
Term
fatidic \fuh-TID-ik\,
Definition
adjective:
Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
Term
calumny \KAL-uhm-nee\,
Definition
noun:
1. False accusation of a crime or offense, intended to injure
another's reputation.
2. Malicious misrepresentation; slander.
Term
machination \mack-uh-NAY-shuhn; mash-\,
Definition
noun:
1. The act of plotting.
2. A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to
accomplish some usually evil end.
Term
avoirdupois \av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz\,
Definition
noun:
1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound
containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. Weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois.
Term
chimera \ky-MIR-uh\,
Definition
noun:
1. (Capitalized) A fire-breathing she-monster represented as
having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. Any imaginary monster made up of grotesquely incongruous
parts.
3. An illusion or mental fabrication; a grotesque product of
the imagination.
4. An individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of
diverse genetic constitution, produced as a result of organ
transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.
Term
rivulet \RIV-yuh-lut\,
Definition
noun:
A small stream or brook; a streamlet
Term
longueur \long-GUR\,
Definition
noun:
A dull and tedious passage in a book, play, musical
composition, or the like.
Term
appellation \ap-uh-LAY-shun\,
Definition
noun:
1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called
and known; name; title; designation.
2. The act of naming.
Term
disport \dis-PORT\,
Definition
intransitive verb:
To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.
Term
indefatigable \in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul\,
Definition
adjective:
Incapable of being fatigued; not yielding to fatigue; not
readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying.
Term
plenipotentiary \plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee; -shuh-ree\,
Definition
adjective:
Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power;
as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers."
Term
myriad \MIR-ee-uhd\,
Definition
adjective:
1. Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as,
myriad stars.
2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or aspects.
Term
bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH; brih-\,
Definition
noun:
Construction or something constructed by using whatever
materials happen to be available
Term
malodorous \mal-OH-duhr-uhs\,
Definition
adjective:
Having a bad odor.
Term
epicene \EP-uh-seen\,
Definition
adjective:
1. Having the characteristics of both sexes.
2. Effeminate; unmasculine.
3. Sexless; neuter.
4. (Linguistics) Having but one form of the noun for both the
male and the female.
noun:
1. A person or thing that is epicene.
2. (Linguistics) An epicene word.
Term
skulduggery, also skullduggery \skul-DUG-uh-ree\,
Definition
noun:
Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity;
also: an instance thereof.
Term
adage \AD-ij\,
Definition
noun:
An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb.
Term
wizened \WIZ-und\,
Definition
adjective:
Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; as, "a wizened old man."
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