February 2012
17 posts
February 26-28, 2012
hircine \HUR-sahyn\ , adjective: 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a goat. 2. Having a goatish odor. 3. Lustful; libidinous.
Arki has such a strong hircine odor nowadays.
flexuous \FLEK-shoo-uhs\ , adjective: Full of bends or curves; sinuous.
Life has been so flexuous lately. Full of daunting turns, but you’ve got nothing to do, but drive through...
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February 24-25, 2012
adamantine \ad-uh-MAN-teen\ , adjective:
1. Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion. 2. Too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 3. Like a diamond in luster.
Where have my adamantine principles of being a snobby, self-pleased bitch...
Social Paradox of the day / February 22-23, 2012
People who don’t need to support you, but do
vs.
People who don’t need to harass you, but do The former will always be the undefeated champion. Soldier on.
ad rem \ad REM\ , adverb: 1. Without digressing; in a straightforward manner.
adjective: 1. Relevant; pertinent.
Think ad rem, speak ad rem, you’ll finally be heard, ad...
February 21, 2012
bespeak
\ bih-SPEEK \ , verb;
1.
To show; indicate.
2.
To ask for in advance.
3.
To reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for.
4.
Literary. To speak to; address.
5.
Obsolete. To foretell; forebode.
After reading THIS quote, I bespeak that I cannot come up with anything better. ”Let the crooked flower bespeak its purpose in straightness —...
Disturb us, O Lord
when we are too well pleased with ourselves when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little; when we have arrived in safety because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, O Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the Water of Life when having fallen in love with time, we cease to dream of eternity; and in our efforts to build a new...
February 20, 2012
morceau
\ mawr-SOH \ , noun;
1.
Piece; morsel.
2.
An excerpt or passage of poetry or music.
Your every scar, mark, mole and lump is a morceau to the harmonic symphony that is your body.
February 13-19, 2012
exoteric \ek-suh-TER-ik\ , adjective: 1. Suitable for or communicated to the general public. 2. Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates. 3. Popular; simple; commonplace. 4. Pertaining to the outside; exterior; external.
Political parties should be more exoteric with their plans.
cordate \KAWR-deyt\ , adjective: 1. Heart-shaped....
February 12,2012
auscultation
\ aw-skuhl-TEY-shuhn \ , noun;
1.
The act of listening to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
It seems that today, I have discovered more than a new word, but a new method—auscultation.
February 10-11, 2012
depone \dih-POHN\ , verb: To testify under oath; depose.
I depone to finally start my other New Year’s resolution—to exercise.
burled
\ burld \ , adjective;
1.
Having small knots that produce a distorted grain in wood.
I love tropical-looking furniture, the burled wood just produces homey masses you can sit in forever.
February 6-9, 2012
filiopietistic \fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-TIS-tik\ , adjective: Pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
crib \krib\ , verb:
1. To pilfer or steal, especially to plagiarize. 2. To confine in or as if in a crib. 3. To provide with a crib or cribs. 4. To line with timber or planking. 5. Informal. A. To use a crib in examinations, homework, translating, etc....
February 4-5, 2012
caprice \kuh-PREES\ , noun: 1. A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one’s mind or the weather. 2. A tendency to change one’s mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness. 3. Music. Capriccio.
pied
\ pahyd \ , adjective;
1.
Having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.
2.
Wearing pied clothing.
The first person...
February 3, 2012
excogitate
\ eks-KOJ-i-teyt \ , verb;
1.
To think out; devise; invent.
2.
To study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.
Must excogitate between the things I like and the things I love, soon.
January 31-February 2, 2012
idoneous \ahy-DOH-nee-uhs\ , adjective: Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
doyenne \doi-EN\ , noun:
A woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or...