WORD OF THE DAY

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Saturday, December 22, 2007

The Year's Top Ten News Stories -- Number Ten..............................

10. IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM: Worried that the ultimate goal is a nuclear arsenal, the United States and other countries pressed Iran to halt uranium enrichment. Iran said it never had a weapons program. A U.S. intelligence report concluded there was such an effort, but it stopped in 2003. Source: AP Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

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sagacious \suh-GAY-shus\, adjective: Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise. Edward's uncle, a sagacious scholar equally at home with Celtic myth and Eastern wisdom, declines his nephew's request to tell the story of Hamlet (it would come too close to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 2, 2007

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idee fixe \ee-day-FEEKS\, noun: An idea that dominates the mind; a fixed idea; an obsession. The reality of obsession -- its incessant return to the same few themes, scenarios and questions; its meticulous examination and re-examination of banal minutiae for hidden meanings that simply aren't there;... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective: 1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth. 2. Acting with or marked by stealth. The monitoring is not surreptitious; on the contrary, the defendant and his or her attorney are required to be given notice of the government's listening activities. --... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 25, 2007

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turbid \TUR-bid\, adjective: 1. Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind. 2. Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc. 3. Disturbed; confused; disordered. Although both are found in the same waters, black crappies usually prefer... Sign in to see full entry.

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enjoin \en-JOIN\, transitive verb: 1. To direct or impose with authority; to order. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. While the Qur'an contains a number of references, some direct and some oblique, to the other four pillars, in only one place does it specifically enjoin fasting during the month of Ramadan:... Sign in to see full entry.

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sonorous \suh-NOR-uhs; SAH-nuh-rus\, adjective: 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. 2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice. 3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; as, the vowels are sonorous. 4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding. Tecumseh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 24, 2007

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apogee \AP-uh-jee\, noun: 1. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth. 2. The farthest or highest point; culmination. But in retrospect, this period would prove to be the apogee of O'Sullivan's career, although he... Sign in to see full entry.

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lapidary \LAP-uh-dair-ee\, adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones or engraving on them. 2. Engraved in stone. 3. Of or pertaining to the refined or terse style associated with inscriptions on monumental stone. 4. One who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones. 5. A dealer... Sign in to see full entry.

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hardscrabble \HARD-skrab-uhl\, adjective: 1. Yielding a bare or meager living with great labor or difficulty. 2. Marked by poverty. I remember it being green and humid, nothing like this hardscrabble land. -- Elmore Leonard, Cuba Libre Most inhabitants scratched out a living from hardscrabble... Sign in to see full entry.

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