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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:26 pm
tendentious: marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:30 pm
milieu: environment; setting.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:50 am
deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:50 pm
Shinobi 1977 deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty. I've heard this word somewhere. Sounds like something that would be on Xenosaga.
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:23 am
autodidact: one who is self-taught.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:37 pm
stertorous: characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound.
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:15 pm
eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable.
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:44 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:06 am
spoony: foolishly or sentimentally in love.
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:45 pm
Is this the exotic yard of uncommon words?
belvedere: a building positioned to offer a fine view of its surroundings
Encarta is my peference in word lookups.
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:47 pm
castigate: to criticize or punish someone
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:51 pm
empennage: the tail portion of an aircraft
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:28 am
imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:58 am
canard: an unfounded or false report.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:43 am
probity: complete and confirmed integrity.
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