Monthly Archives: December 2005

palimpsest

1. a manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased and often legible 2. an object, place, or area that reflects its history

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exacerbate

to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

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nascent

coming into existence; emerging

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plangent

1. loud and resounding (as in plangent bells) 2. expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive

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boondoggle

1. an unnecessary or wasteful project or activity 2a. a braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts b. a cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy

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detritus

1. loose material (as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration 2. a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away

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jape

to joke or quip; to make sport of

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twee

(British). overly precious or nice

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forgo

to abstain from; relinquish

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ectoplasm

1a. the visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead b. an immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost 2. in Biology, the outer portion of the continuous phase of cytoplasm of a cell, sometimes distinguishable as a somewhat rigid, gelled layer beneath the cell membrane

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