Word of the week – 27/12/10 December 27, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: Cajun, definition, extra gift, lagniappe, small gift, Word of the week
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Lagniappe
noun
Pronounced “lan-yap”. Cajun term for “something extra,” a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase (like the 13th donut in a baker’s dozen). An unexpected nice surprise.
Word of the week – 20/12/10 December 20, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: crepuscular, dim, twilight, Word of the week
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Crepuscular
adj.
- Of or like twilight; dim.
- Zoology Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds.
Word of the week – 13/12/10 December 13, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: crater, meteor, meteorite, regmaglypt, Word of the week
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Regmaglypt
noun
The small crater-like indentations found on the surface of a meteorite.
Word of the week – 6/12/10 December 6, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: Ferruginous quartz, green, red, sinople, Word of the week
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Sinople
noun
- Ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish red color, sometimes with a tinge of yellow.
- The tincture vert; green.
Word of the week – 29/11/10 November 29, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: abligurition, food, luxury, prodigal expense, spend on food, Word of the week
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Abligurition
noun
To spend on food in luxurious indulgence; prodigal expense for food.
Word of the week – 22/11/10 November 22, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: affiliation, nearness, propinquity, proximity, similarity, Word of the week
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Propinquity
noun
Nearness or proximity; affiliation or similarity
Word of the week – 15/11/10 November 15, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: kneel, kowtow, respect, servile deference, submission, Word of the week, worship
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Kowtow
verb
- To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.
- To show servile deference.
Word of the week – 8/11/10 November 8, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: chutzpah, impudence, shameless audacity, Word of the week, Yiddish
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Chutzpah
noun
shameless audacity; impudence
[from Yiddish]
Word of the week – 1/11/10 November 1, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: a trifle, bagatelle, insignificant, unimportant, verse, Word of the week
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Bagatelle
noun
- An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.
- A short, light piece of verse or music.
Word of the week – 25/10/10 October 25, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: health, healthy, salubrious, well-being, Word of the week
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Salubrious
adj
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.
