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Monthly Archives: July 2006
perfervid
extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous
chilblain
an inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands, feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold
stevedore
one who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships
quixotic
1. caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality 2. capricious; impulsive
pyrrhic victory
a victory that is offset by staggering losses
scurrilous
given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed
perorate
1. to conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation 2. to speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim
semiology
(also semiotics) the study of signs, both individually and grouped in sign systems. It includes the study of how meaning is made and understood.
augur
1. to predict, especially from signs or omens 2. to serve as an omen of; betoken