WORD OF THE DAY

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

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impassive \im-PASS-iv\, adjective: 1. Devoid of or unsusceptible to emotion. 2. Showing no sign of emotion or feeling; expressionless. As before, he seemed neither happy nor unhappy. Just utterly impassive. -- Lesley Hazleton, Driving To Detroit Yet highway troopers, too, wore smoked glasses to mask... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 25, 2006

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wassail \WAH-sul; wah-SAYL\, noun: 1. An expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to someone. 2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. 3. The liquor used for a wassail; especially, a beverage formerly much used in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

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opportune \op-uhr-TOON; -TYOON\, adjective: Suitable for a given purpose or occasion; timely. There is a war on. It's not the most opportune of times to distract the president with a phony political scandal. -- James Taranto, OpinionJournal, January 14, 2002 With corporate America under siege, there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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jimjams (JIM-jams) noun 1. Extreme nervousness; jitters 2. Delirium tremens: tremors and hallucinations caused by withdrawal from alcohol. [Perhaps a reduplicative of jam.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=jimjams -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "I didn't feel attached... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 18, 2006

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bling-bling (bling-bling) noun Expensive, flashy jewelry or other items. [From hip-hop slang, apparently imitative of the sounds of the clanging jewelry, or of the light reflecting from them.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "I did make casual mention of some jewelry shop offering easy payment scheme... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

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white-knuckle (HWYT NUK-uhl) adjective Characterized by extreme nervousness or fear. [From the appearance of blood-drained fists, clenched tightly around something, such as a fairground ride.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Don't miss its awesome white-knuckle rides including: Shockwave -- Europe's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 16, 2006

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skinflint (SKIN-flint) noun Someone who is stingy; a miser. [Flint stones were used in olden times to start a fire. The term skinflint derives from the idea that a miserly person would go to the extreme and "skin a flint" or use a flint till it's as thin as skin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus:... Sign in to see full entry.

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Word of the Day for Saturday, December 16, 2006 pule \PYOOL\, intransitive verb: To whimper; to whine. The first lady initially flourished as a wronged wife precisely because she endured her humiliation so stoically; she did not whine or pule or treat her pain as license to behave badly. -- Michelle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 14, 2006

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leadfoot (LED-foot) noun One who drives an automobile too fast, especially as a habit. [From the suggestion that one has feet made of lead, a heavy metal, that keeps the accelerator of the vehicle pressed down.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The Audi leadfoot was one of nearly 1,000 motorists... Sign in to see full entry.

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olla podrida \ol-uh-puh-DREE-duh; oy-uh-\, noun; plural olla podridas /-DREE-duhz/ or ollas podridas: 1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. 2. A mixture; a hodgepodge. This complex, Byzantine, at times long-winded work, which spent more than 60 weeks on Spain's best sellers list, throws... Sign in to see full entry.

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