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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Word of the Day for Monday, December 2, 2008 valediction \val-uh-DIK-shuhn\, noun: the action of bidding farewell; a farewell The playing of taps was a special moment in the ceremony, a final, haunting valediction for the men who had made the supreme sacrifice. -- John Glenn, John Glenn: A Memoir... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

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Word of the Day for Saturday, November 29, 2008 balustrade \BAL-uh-strayd; bal-uh-STRAYD\, noun: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling The camera is a couple of floors up, pointing out over the balustrade and down toward us on the ground floor. -- Dan Zak, A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 28, 2008

Word of the Day for Friday, November 28, 2008 eminent \EM-uh-nuhnt\, adjective: 1. high in station, rank, or repute; prominent, distinguished 2. conspicuous; noteworthy 3. high; lofty 4. standing out above other things; prominent Several others of the most eminent artists of our country had urgently... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 27, 2008 cadence \KAYD-'n(t)s\, noun: 1. the measure or beat of music, dancing, or a regularly repeated movement 2. a rising and falling sound; modulation; also, the falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence 3. a series of chords bringing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 26, 2008 emollient \ih-MOL-yuhnt\, adjective: 1. softening or soothing 2. something that softens or soothes But his more emollient approach, winning hearts and minds through old-fashioned forms of persuasion, will also be crucial to building a coalition... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 25, 2008 reprobate \REP-ruh-bayt\, noun, adjective: 1. a very wicked, unprincipled person; scoundrel 2. very wicked; unprincipled 3. to disapprove; condemn, censure 4. a person predestined to damnation, rejected by God 5. rejected by God; damned 6. to reject... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Word of the Day for Friday, November 21, 2008 Lucullan \loo-KUHL-uhn\, adjective: rich; magnificent and luxurious In many calorie-conscious families, mini-meals have replaced Lucullan feasts. -- Jane Abrams, Lima News, November 9, 1964 Before the first fight, scholars fancied they could read a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 20, 2008 amatory \AM-uh-tor-ee; -tohr-\, adjective: of love; expressing love, especially sexual She's cranky, self-absorbed and a compulsive flirt with a long series of amatory conquests to her record. -- Carol Shields, His Kisses Taste Like Bubble Gum," review... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 19, 2008 eminence grise \ay-mee-nahn(t)s-GREEZ\, noun: a person who wields power or exerts influence behind the scenes Some might hypothesize that Mr. Kissinger's perpetual re-emergence as eminence grise reflects the tendency of presidents to change their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 18, 2008 affectation \af-ek-TAY-shuhn\, noun: 1. an artificial way of talking or behaving put on to impress others; pretense 2. an unnatural action, expression, or trait that indicates artificiality In a culture of electricity and annual holidays, for example,... Sign in to see full entry.

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