Word of the Day 4.20.08

quer·u·lous (kwr-ls, kwry-)

adj.

1. Given to complaining; peevish.

2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.

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Word of the Day 4.19.08

pro·di·gious (pr-djs)

adj.

1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm.

2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent.

3. Obsolete Portentous; ominous.

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Word of the Day 4.18.08

i·con·o·clast (-kn-klst)

n.

1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.

2. One who destroys sacred religious images.

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Word of the Day 4.17.08

ver·tig·i·nous (vr-tj-ns)

adj.

1. Turning about an axis; revolving or whirling.

2. Affected by vertigo; dizzy. See Synonyms at giddy.

3. Tending to produce vertigo: “my small mind contained in earthly human limits, not lost in vertiginous space and elements unknown” Diana Cooper.

4. Inclined to change quickly; unstable.

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Word of the Day 4.16.08

ob·vi·ate (bv-t)

tr.v. ob·vi·at·ed, ob·vi·at·ing, ob·vi·ates

To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent.

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Word of the Day 4.15.08

imposition

im·po·si·tion (mp-zshn)

n.

1. The act of imposing or the condition of being imposed.

2. Something imposed, such as a tax, an undue burden, or a fraud.

3. A burdensome or unfair demand, as upon someone’s time: listened to the telemarketer but resented the imposition.

4. Printing The arrangement of printed matter to form a sequence of pages.

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Word of the Day 4.14.08

obeisance

o·bei·sance (-bsns, -b-)

n.

1. A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.

2. An attitude of deference or homage.

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Word of the Day 4.13.08

verdant

ver·dant (vûrdnt)

adj.

1. Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.

2. Green.

3. Lacking experience or sophistication; naive.

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Word of the Day 4.12.08

privation

pri·va·tion (pr-vshn)

n.

1.

a. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life.

b. The condition resulting from such lack.

2. An act, condition, or result of deprivation or loss.

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Word of the Day 4.11.08

vacuous

vac·u·ous (vky-s)

adj.

1. Devoid of matter; empty.

2.

a. Lacking intelligence; stupid.

b. Devoid of substance or meaning; inane: a vacuous comment.

c. Devoid of expression; vacant: “The narrow, swinelike eyes were open, no more vacuous in death than they had been in life” Nicholas Proffitt.

3. Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle. See Synonyms at empty.

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