Word of the Day 8.21.08

edify [ed-if-fie]

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] to inform or instruct (someone) with a view to improving his or her morals or understanding [Latin aedificare to build]

edification n

edifying adj

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Verb

1. edify – make understand; “Can you enlighten me–I don’t understand this proposal”

enlighten

instruct, teach, learn – impart skills or knowledge to; “I taught them French”; “He instructed me in building a boat”

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Word of the Day 8.20.08

Sar·a·cen (sr-sn)

n.

1. A member of a pre-Islamic nomadic people of the Syrian-Arabian deserts.

2. An Arab.

3. A Muslim, especially of the time of the Crusades.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin `Saracnus`, from Late Greek `Saraknos`, ultimately from Arabic `arq`, east, sunrise; see `rq` in Semitic roots.]

Sara·cenic (-snk) adj.

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Saracen

Noun

an Arab or Muslim who opposed the Crusades

Adjective

of the Saracens [Late Greek Sarak?nos]

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Word of the Day 8.19.08

Sven·ga·li (svn-gäl, sfn-)

n. pl. Sven·ga·lis

A person who, with evil intent, tries to persuade another to do what is desired: “a crafty Svengali who lures talented people with grand promises yet gives them little lasting operational authority” Chris Welles.

[After `Svengali`, the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier.]

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Noun	1.	Svengali – someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding persuader, inducer – someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
	2.	Svengali – the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby’s singing hypnotically

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Word of the Day 8.18.08

bur·ble (bûrbl)

n.

1. A gurgling or bubbling sound, as of running water.

2. A rapid, excited flow of speech.

3. A separation in the boundary layer of fluid about a moving streamlined body, such as the wing of an airplane, causing a breakdown in the smooth flow of fluid and resulting in turbulence.

intr.v. bur·bled, bur·bling, bur·bles

1. To bubble; gurgle.

2. To speak quickly and excitedly; gush.

[Middle English `burblen`, to bubble.]

burbler n.

burbly adj.

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Word of the Day 8.17.08

cach·in·nate (kk-nt)

intr.v. cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing, cach·in·nates

To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.

[Latin `cachinnre, cachinnt-`, of imitative origin.]

cachin·nation n.

cachin·nator n.

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Word of the Day 8.16.08

di·dac·tic (d-dktk) also di·dac·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Intended to instruct.

2. Morally instructive.

3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

[Greek `didaktikos`, skillful in teaching, from `didaktos`, taught, from `didaskein, didak-`, to teach, educate.]

di·dacti·cal·ly adv.

di·dacti·cism (-t-szm) n.

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Word of the Day 8.15.08

fore·to·ken (fôr-tkn, fr-)

tr.v. fore·to·kened, fore·to·ken·ing, fore·to·kens

To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

n. (fôrtkn, fr-)

An advance sign; a warning.

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Word of the Day 8.13.08

gel·id (jld)

adj.

Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.

[Latin `gelidus`, from `gel`, frost; see `gel-` in Indo-European roots.]

ge·lidi·ty (j-ld-t), gelid·ness n.

gelid·ly adv.

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Adj.

1. gelid – extremely cold; “an arctic climate”; “a frigid day”; “gelid waters of the North Atlantic”; “glacial winds”; “icy hands”; “polar weather”

arctic, frigid, icy, glacial, polar

cold – having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; “a cold climate”; “a cold room”; “dinner has gotten cold”; “cold fingers”; “if you are cold, turn up the heat”; “a cold beer”

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Word of the Day 8.12.08

imp·ish (mpsh)

adj.

Of or befitting an imp; mischievous.

impish·ly adv.

impish·ness n.

impish

Adjective

mischievous

impishness n

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Adj.

1. impish – naughtily or annoyingly playful; “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”; “a wicked prank”

implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, arch, wicked

playful – full of fun and high spirits; “playful children just let loose from school”

impish

adjective mischievous, devilish, roguish, rascally, elfin, puckish, waggish, sportive, prankish

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Word of the Day 8.11.08

tim·or·ous (tmr-s)

adj.

Full of apprehensiveness; timid.

[Middle English, from Old French `timoureus`, from Medieval Latin `timrsus`, from Latin `timor, timr-`, fear, from `timre`, to fear.]

timor·ous·ly adv.

timor·ous·ness n.

timorous [tim-mor-uss]

Adjective

Literary lacking courage or self-confidence: a reclusive timorous creature [Latin timor fear]

timorously adv

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Adj.

1. timorous – timid by nature or revealing timidity; “timorous little mouse”; “in a timorous tone”; “cast fearful glances at the large dog”

trepid, fearful

timid – showing fear and lack of confidence

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edify [ed-if-fie]

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] to inform or instruct (someone) with a view to improving his or her morals or understanding [Latin aedificare to build]

edification n

edifying adj

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Verb

1.

edify – make understand; “Can you enlighten me–I don’t understand this proposal”

instruct, teach, learn – impart skills or knowledge to; “I taught them French”; “He instructed me in building a boat”

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Sar·a·cen play_w2("S0086800") (sr-sn)

n.

1. A member of a pre-Islamic nomadic people of the Syrian-Arabian deserts.

2. An Arab.

3. A Muslim, especially of the time of the Crusades.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin Saracnus, from Late Greek Saraknos, ultimately from Arabic arq, east, sunrise; see rq in Semitic roots.]

Sara·cenic (-snk) adj.

hm()

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Saracen

Noun

an Arab or Muslim who opposed the Crusades

Adjective

of the Saracens [Late Greek Sarak?nos]

hc_dict()

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Sven·ga·li  (svn-gäl, sfn-)

n. pl. Sven·ga·lis

A person who, with evil intent, tries to persuade another to do what is desired: “a crafty Svengali who lures talented people with grand promises yet gives them little lasting operational authority” Chris Welles.

[After Svengali, the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier.]

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Noun

1.

Svengali – someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

persuader, inducer – someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on

2.

Svengali – the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby’s singing hypnotically

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bur·ble play_w2("B0556300") (bûrbl)

n.

1. A gurgling or bubbling sound, as of running water.

2. A rapid, excited flow of speech.

3. A separation in the boundary layer of fluid about a moving streamlined body, such as the wing of an airplane, causing a breakdown in the smooth flow of fluid and resulting in turbulence.

intr.v. bur·bled, bur·bling, bur·bles

1. To bubble; gurgle.

2. To speak quickly and excitedly; gush.

[Middle English burblen, to bubble.]

burbler n.

burbly adj.

hm()

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cach·in·nate play_w2("C0009500") (kk-nt)

intr.v. cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing, cach·in·nates

To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.

[Latin cachinnre, cachinnt-, of imitative origin.]

cachin·nation n.

cachin·nator n.

hm()

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di·dac·tic play_w2("D0209300") (d-dktk) also di·dac·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Intended to instruct.

2. Morally instructive.

3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

[Greek didaktikos, skillful in teaching, from didaktos, taught, from didaskein, didak-, to teach, educate.]

di·dacti·cal·ly adv.

di·dacti·cism (-t-szm) n.

hm()

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fore·to·ken play_w2("F0258700") (fôr-tkn, fr-)

tr.v. fore·to·kened, fore·to·ken·ing, fore·to·kens

To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

n. (fôrtkn, fr-)

An advance sign; a warning.

Sar·a·cen (sr-sn)

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin `Saracnus`, from Late Greek `Saraknos`, ultimately from Arabic `arq`, east, sunrise; see `rq` in Semitic roots.]

Sven·ga·li (svn-gäl, sfn-)

[After `Svengali`, the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier.]

bur·ble (bûrbl)

[Middle English `burblen`, to bubble.]

cach·in·nate (kk-nt)

[Latin `cachinnre, cachinnt-`, of imitative origin.]

di·dac·tic (d-dktk) also di·dac·ti·cal (-t-kl)

[Greek `didaktikos`, skillful in teaching, from `didaktos`, taught, from `didaskein, didak-`, to teach, educate.]

fore·to·ken (fôr-tkn, fr-)

gel·id (jld)

[Latin `gelidus`, from `gel`, frost; see `gel-` in Indo-European roots.]

tim·or·ous (tmr-s)

[Middle English, from Old French `timoureus`, from Medieval Latin `timrsus`, from Latin `timor, timr-`, fear, from `timre`, to fear.]