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Monthly Archives: January 2005
maudlin
1. effusively or tearfully sentimental 2. drunk enough to be emotionally silly
immure
1. to confine within or as if within walls; imprison 2. to build into a wall 3. to entomb in a wall
inure
to habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom
asperity
1. severity; rigor 2. harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability 3. roughness of surface; unevenness
deleterious
harmful or injurious, often in a subtle or unexpected way
salubrious
conducive or favorable to health or well-being
restive
1. uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay 2. resisting control; difficult to control
ligature
1. the act of tying or binding. 2 a cord, wire, or bandage used for tying or binding, esp. in surgery 3. a character, letter, or type, such as æ, combining two or more letters 4. a group of notes intended to be played or sung as one phrase
diphthong
a gliding monosyllabic speech sound (as the vowel combination at the end of toy) that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position of another
spate
1. a sudden flood, rush, or outpouring 2. a large number or amount