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in·sen·tient // < ![CDATA[
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adj.


Devoid of sensation or consciousness; inanimate.






in·sentience n.

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insentient &#8211; devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; &#8220;insentient (or insensate) stone&#8221;


insensate


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n. pl. a·pi·ar·ies


A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey.






[Latin apirium, beehive, from apis, bee.]

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		<title>Word of the Day 11.3.9</title>
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tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es


To read or examine, typically with great care.






[Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- + Middle English usen, to use; see  use.]





pe·rusa·ble adj.


pe·rusal n.


pe·ruser n.


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		<title>Word of the Day 11.2.9</title>
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n.


See smallpox.






[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, from Latin varius, speckled.]

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n.


1.  Proximity; nearness.


2.  Kinship.


3.  Similarity in nature.






[Middle English propinquite, from Old French, from Latin propinquits, from propinquus, near; see  per1 in Indo-European roots.]

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adj.


1. 


a.  Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent: &#8220;obdurate conscience of the old sinner&#8221; (Sir Walter Scott).


b.  Hardened against feeling; hardhearted: an obdurate miser.



2.  Not giving in to persuasion; intractable. See Synonyms at inflexible.






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adj.


1.  Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable.


2.  Marked by success; prosperous.






aus·picious·ly adv.


aus·picious·ness n.

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		<title>Word of the Day 10.28.9</title>
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n.


1.  Strong criticism.


2.  A critical or censorious remark: &#8220;entertained serious animadversions concerning the U.S.S.R. and its behavior on the international scene&#8221; (Adam B. Ulam).






[Latin animadversi, animadversin-, from animadversus, past participle of animadvertere, to turn the mind toward; see  animadvert.]

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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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n. pl. hos·tel·ries


An inn; a hotel.






[Middle English hostelrie, from Old French hostelerie, from hostel, lodging, inn; see  hostel.]

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