Showing posts with label word of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label word of the day. Show all posts

September 15, 2009

my new favorite word...

lucubration

noun:
1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.

2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.

i do this all the time...

June 23, 2009

your word of the week...

viable...

adjective...capable of living...physically fitted to live...able to live and grow...vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses...practicable; workable...having the ability to grow, expand, develop...

October 24, 2008

your word of the week...


harridan

noun
a scolding (even vicious) old woman

July 15, 2008

our word of the week...

provenance...

noun...

the place of origin or earliest known history of something...

the beginning of something's existence; something's origin...

a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality...

July 9, 2008

our word of the week...

manqué...

adjective

having failed to become what one might have been; unfulfilled...

in other words...my worst nightmare...

June 27, 2008

our word of the week...

egoism...

an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality.

a noun...often confused with

egotism...

the practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance

June 4, 2008

our word of the week...

Autophagia...

a mental disorder in which one is compelled to inflict pain upon oneself by biting and/or devouring portions of one's body. It is sometimes caused by severe sexual anxiety, sometimes combined with schizophrenia.

May 28, 2008

Our word of the week...

Gentrification...

Pronunciation[jen-truh-fi-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key- Show IPA Pronunciation
-noun
1. the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

June 16, 2004

cunt, cunt, cunty cunt...honey, this breakfast is cuntastic...last night's game? why it was cuntacular...i'm sorry for being such a cunt...now bring your cunt over here...it sounds like it needs a good cunt licking...

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  • April 27, 2004

    your word of the week:

    transmogrify:

    to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect.

    Etymology: origin unknown

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  • April 15, 2004

    Your word of the week:

    obstinate:

    perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

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  • February 10, 2004

    today's word: petulant

    1 : insolent or rude in speech or behavior
    2 : characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor

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  • December 10, 2003

    Our word today: Sociopath- (noun) a person who is completely unable or unwilling to behave in a way that is acceptable to society.

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  • Cambridge Dictionary