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vitiate 1 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm
vitiate (http://definr.com/vitiate) v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women" [syn: corrupt, pervert, demoraliz...
avoirdupois 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
avoirdupois (http://definr.com/avoirdupois) n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: avoirdupois weight] 2: excess bodily weight; "she found ...
chaplet 23 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
chaplet (http://definr.com/chaplet) n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland, coronal, lei] ...
blithe 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
blithe (http://definr.com/blithe) adj 1: lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation" 2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; ...
betide 21 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
betide (http://definr.com/betide) v : become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: befall, bechance] Notable quote Yet o...
fey 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
fey (http://definr.com/fey) adj 1: slightly insane [syn: touched(p)] 2: suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat ...
dreck 17 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
dreck (http://definr.com/dreck) n : (slang) merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock, shlock] Notable quote [On the American tax code] If I wanted to be bored by 6,000 p...
frisson 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
frisson (http://definr.com/frisson) n : an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tin...
avuncular 15 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
avuncular (http://definr.com/avuncular) adj 1: being or relating to an uncle 2: like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; "showed avuncular concern" Notable quote First there was...
subjugate 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm
subjugate (http://definr.com/subjugate) v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very e...
