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RSS订阅转载 Word of the Day: Numen
(noun)Pronunciation: ['nyu-men] Definition: (1) The spirit, driving force or divine presence (but not a deity) res...
2007-07-26 14:28:39
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转载 Salubrious
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [sê-'lu-bri-ês or (British) sê-lyu-bri-ês]Definition: Favorable or conducive to health; ...
2007-07-25 14:01:14
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转载 Magniloquent
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [mæg-'ni-lê-qwênt]Definition: Grandiloquent, flowery, elevated, orotund (referring to la...
2007-07-25 14:00:29
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转载 Inspissate
(Verb)Pronunciation: [in-'spi-seyt]Definition: To thicken or condense (a liquid) through evaporation [@more@]Usage...
2007-07-25 14:00:08
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转载 Ecotype
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['e-kê-tIp or 'e-ko-tIp] ListenDefinition: In an ecospecies, the smallest taxonomic subdivisi...
2007-07-25 13:59:45
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转载 Desuetude
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['de-swê-tyud] ListenDefinition: A state of disuse. [@more@]Usage: The adjective from which t...
2007-07-25 13:58:59
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转载 Etiolate
(Verb)Pronunciation: ['ee-tee-ê-leyt] ListenDefinition: (1) To bleach or make pale, especially by depriving of lig...
2007-07-25 13:57:02
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转载 WOTD: Penannular
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [pê-'næn-yê-lêr] ListenDefinition: Nearly annular, forming an almost complete ring.[@mor...
2007-07-25 13:56:16
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转载 WOTD: Rodomontade
(Noun)Pronunciation: [rah-dê-mên-'teyd, ro-dê-mên-'teyd] ListenDefinition: Pretentious boasting or bragging; blust...
2007-07-25 13:55:58
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转载 WOTD: Theurgy
Noun)Pronunciation: ['thee-êr-jee] ListenDefinition: White magic, the conjuring of beneficent gods or supernatural...
2007-07-25 13:54:54
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转载 WOTD: Equinox
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['e-kwê-nahks] ListenDefinition: (1) One of the two days in the year when day and night are o...
2007-07-25 13:53:28
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转载 WOTD: Usufruct
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['yu-zê-frêkt or 'yu-zyu-frêkt (British)] ListenDefinition: A usufruct is the right of using ...
2007-07-25 13:53:09
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转载 WOTD: Whelm
(Verb)Pronunciation: ['hwelm ] ListenDefinition: To overturn a concave object (boat, bowl, etc.) to cover somethin...
2007-07-25 13:52:30
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转载 WOTD: Vigorish
(Noun)Pronunciation: [ 'vi-gê-rish] ListenDefinition: (Argot) Usurious interest paid to a money-lender or a book-m...
2007-07-25 13:51:34
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转载 WOTD: Ailurophile
(Noun)Pronunciation: [I-'lu-rê-fIl] ListenDefinition: A cat fancier; a lover of cats. [@more@]Usage: It is amazin...
2007-07-25 13:50:35
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转载 WOTD: Blandiloquent
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [blæn-'di-lê-qwênt] ListenDefinition: Smooth-talking, honey-tongued; flattering.[@more@]...
2007-07-25 13:49:48
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转载 WOTD: Barmecidal
(Adjective)Pronunciation: ['bahr-mê-sId-êl] ListenDefinition: Illusory, unreal sumptuousness, especially though no...
2007-07-25 13:48:59
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转载 Word of the Day: Chatoyant
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [shê-'toy-ênt] ListenDefinition: Having a changeable luster, like a cat's eye or the gem...
2007-07-25 13:47:07
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转载 Word of the Day: Dastard
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['dæs-têrd] ListenDefinition: Originally this word referred to a dullard, dimwit or sot but i...
2007-07-25 13:46:05
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转载 Word of the Day: Fustian
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['fês-chên] ListenDefinition: (1) Originally today's word referred to a course, heavy materia...
2007-07-25 13:45:24
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转载 Word of the Day: Emolument
(Noun)Pronunciation: [ê-'mah-lyê-mênt or ee-'mah-lyê-mênt] ListenDefinition: Compensation or perquisites received ...
2007-07-25 13:45:06
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转载 Word of the Day: Fossick
(Verb)Pronunciation: ['fa-sik] ListenDefinition: (1) To search for gold in a disorganized manner, especially in ab...
2007-07-25 13:44:27
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转载 Word of the Day: Homunculus
(Noun)Pronunciation: [hê-'mên-kyê-lês ] ListenDefinition: A very small man. [@more@]Usage: The plural is "homuncul...
2007-07-25 13:42:57
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转载 Word of the Day: Inchoate
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [in-'ko-êt ('in-kê-wêt British)] ListenDefinition: Incipient, in an initial, incomplete,...
2007-07-25 13:41:02
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转载 Word of the Day: Jeremiad
(Noun)Pronunciation: [je-rê-'mI-æd] ListenDefinition: An extended lamentation; a long, drawn-out complaining tirad...
2007-07-25 13:40:56
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转载 Word of the Day: Lagniappe
(Noun)Pronunciation: [lahn-'yahp] ListenDefinition: A gratuity given by a merchant to a customer beyond the value ...
2007-07-25 13:38:29
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转载 Word of the Day: Malapropism
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['mæ-lê-prahp-iz-êm] ListenDefinition: The unintentional use of one word that sounds a bit li...
2007-07-25 13:37:43
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转载 Word of the Day: Nephelococcygia
(Noun)Pronunciation: [ne-fê-lê-kak-'si-jee-yê ] ListenDefinition 1: (Literally, "Cloudcuckoosville") Interpreting ...
2007-07-25 13:36:45
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转载 Word of the Day: Obstreperous
(Adj.)Pronunciation: [ahb-'stre-pê-rês] ListenDefinition: Uncontrollably loud hence unruly, uncontrollable. Also b...
2007-07-25 13:35:52
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转载 Word of the Day: Panoply
(Noun)Pronunciation: ['pæ-nê-plee or -pli] ListenDefinition: A full suit of armor; an impressive array of somethin...
2007-07-25 13:33:45
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转载 Word of the Day: Resistentialism
(Noun)Pronunciation: [re-zis-'ten-chê-li-zêm] ListenDefinition: The mock philosophy by P. Jennings as depicted in ...
2007-07-25 13:33:44
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转载 Word of the Day: Sequacious
(Adjective)Pronunciation: [see-'kwey-shês] ListenDefinition: (1) Inclined to follow rather than lead, conformist, ...
2007-07-25 13:32:00
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转载 Word of the Day: Terpsichorean
(Adj.)Pronunciation: [têrp-sê-'kor-ee-yên] ListenDefinition: Pertaining to dance. [@more@]Usage: "Terpsichorean" m...
2007-07-25 13:30:01
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转载 Word of the Day: Widdershins (Withershins)
(Adverb)Pronunciation: ['wid-êr-shinz] ListenDefinition: Moving in a direction opposite the usual; moving counterc...
2007-07-25 13:28:21
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转载 Word of the Day: Aestivate (or Estivate)
(Verb)Pronunciation: ['es-tê-veyt]Definition: Spend the summer, especially in a dormant state (antonym of "hiberna...
2007-07-25 13:25:28
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转载 Word of the Day: Brontophobia
(Noun)Pronunciation: [bran-tê-'fo-bi-ê] Definition: The fear of thunder or thunderstorms. [@more@]Usage: Very rare...
2007-07-25 13:24:31
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转载 Word of the Day: Calumniate
(Verb)Pronunciation: [kê-'lêm-nee-eyt] Definition: To make malicious statements known to be false in an effort to ...
2007-07-25 13:23:04
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转载 Word of the Day: Dehiscence
(Noun)Pronunciation: [dee-'hi-sêns] Definition: Spontaneous opening of a seed pod or organ to expel its contents; ...
2007-07-25 13:22:05
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转载 Word of the Day: Esculent
(Adjective)Pronunciation: ['es-kyê-lênt] Definition: Edible, eatable, able to be eaten, as the yam is a large escu...
2007-07-25 13:21:01
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转载 Word of the Day: Flabellate
(Adjective)Pronunciation: ['flæ-bê-lêt] Definition: Fan-shaped[@more@]Usage: Which had you rather be, "flabby" or ...
2007-07-25 13:20:09
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