Monthly Archives: October 2005

tarantism

a disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, especially prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century and popularly attributed to the bite of a tarantula

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lycanthropy

1. in folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf 2. a delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal

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tertiary

1. third in place, order, degree, or rank 2. of, relating to, or designating the short flight feathers nearest the body on the rear edge of a bird’s wing

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guttersnipe

1. a homeless vagabond and especially an outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city 2. a person of the lowest moral or economic station

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conflate

1a. to bring together; fuse b. confuse 2. to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole

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remand

1. to order back 2a. to return to custody pending trial or for further detention b. to send back (a case) to another court or agency for further action

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pavane

1. a slow, stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple meter 2. a piece of music for this dance

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labile

1. open to change; adaptable 2. in chemistry, constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change; unstable

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arrogate

1. to take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate 2. to ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner

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temerity

foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness

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