Word of the Day

[Ithaya]

"Beware the Ides of March..."
The Romans didn't count their days in numbers. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the rest of them. There's one for the days around the 5th, the 15th and the twenty-something-th.

Belladona - Deadly nightshade. I'm suprised how few people actually know that one. I thought it was common knowledge.  

[Ithaya]

Extravehicular - adj. outside of the spacecraft (in space).  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

verdant: green.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

amalgam: an alloy of mercury with other metals; also, a mixture.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

paragon: a model of excellence or perfection.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

aubade: a song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

paterfamilias: the male head of a household; the father of a family.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

stolid: unexcitable; unemotional.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

metier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

bellwether: a leader or leading indicator.  

[Shimizu Ayumi]

Infelicitous: adjective unfortunate, inappropriate.

I got this out of my dictionary. I just recently bought it because I liked the one my teacher had sweatdrop  

[Shimizu Ayumi]

Neuritis /nyoo-ry-tiss/ noun inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves.

(Couldn't find peripheral)