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 Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:01 pm
"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.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:02 pm
Extravehicular - adj. outside of the spacecraft (in space).
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:17 am
megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:45 am
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:27 am
amalgam: an alloy of mercury with other metals; also, a mixture.
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:18 pm
dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:13 am
paragon: a model of excellence or perfection.
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:33 am
aubade: a song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:22 am
succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:44 am
paterfamilias: the male head of a household; the father of a family.
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:50 am
stolid: unexcitable; unemotional.
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:53 am
metier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:58 pm
bellwether: a leader or leading indicator.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:12 am
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
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:17 am
Neuritis /nyoo-ry-tiss/ noun inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves.
(Couldn't find peripheral)
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