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BamBooBender
See-Moe
ar·tic·u·late
[adj., n. ahr-tik-yuh-lit; v. ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]
adjective
1.uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2.capable of speech; not speechless.
3.using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.
4.expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought.
5.made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
[adj., n. ahr-tik-yuh-lit; v. ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]
adjective
1.uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2.capable of speech; not speechless.
3.using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.
4.expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought.
5.made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
cleave \kleev\
verb:
1. To adhere closely; stick; cling.
2. To remain faithful.
3. To split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
4. To make by or as if by cutting.
5. To penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.).
6. To cut off; sever.
7. To part or split, especially along a natural line of division.
8. To penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting.
verb:
1. To adhere closely; stick; cling.
2. To remain faithful.
3. To split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
4. To make by or as if by cutting.
5. To penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.).
6. To cut off; sever.
7. To part or split, especially along a natural line of division.
8. To penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting.
BamBooBender
See-Moe
a·nach·ro·nism
[uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm]
noun
1.
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2.
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
[uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm]
noun
1.
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2.
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
brogue \brohg\
noun:
1. Any strong regional accent.
2. An Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
3. A durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip.
4. A coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland.
5. Brogan.
6. A fraud; trick; prank.
noun:
1. Any strong regional accent.
2. An Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
3. A durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip.
4. A coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland.
5. Brogan.
6. A fraud; trick; prank.
BamBooBender
See-Moe
lucidity
the quality, state, or art of clarity in thought and style. — lucidness, n. — lucid, adj.
the quality, state, or art of clarity in thought and style. — lucidness, n. — lucid, adj.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
swaddle \SWOD-l\
verb:
1. To bind an infant with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement.
2. To wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun:
1. A long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
verb:
1. To bind an infant with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement.
2. To wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun:
1. A long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
solatium \soh-LEY-shee-uhm\
noun:
1. Something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss or injury.
2. Law. Damages awarded to a plaintiff as compensation for personal suffering or grief arising from an injury.
noun:
1. Something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss or injury.
2. Law. Damages awarded to a plaintiff as compensation for personal suffering or grief arising from an injury.
JTnumbers
College Golfer
- friv·o·lous
adjective /ˈfrivələs/
- Not having any serious purpose or value
- - rules to stop frivolous lawsuits
- (of a person) Carefree and not serious
- Not having any serious purpose or value
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
adventive \ad-VEN-tiv\
adjective:
1. Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
noun:
1. A not native and usually not yet well established plant or animal.
adjective:
1. Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
noun:
1. A not native and usually not yet well established plant or animal.
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[h=2]va·gi·na[/h]
<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/V00/V0005600" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="vagina pronunciation" /></a> /vəˈdʒaɪ
nə/ 
Show Spelled[vuh-jahy-nuh]
noun, plural -nas, -nae
<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/V00/V0005700" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="vagina pronunciation" /></a> /-ni/ Show Spelled1. Anatomy, Zoology . a. the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct.
b. a sheathlike part or organ.
2. Botany . the sheath formed by the basal part of certain leaves where they embra
<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/V00/V0005600" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="vagina pronunciation" /></a> /vəˈdʒaɪ
Show Spelled[vuh-jahy-nuh] noun, plural -nas, -nae
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Show Spelled1. Anatomy, Zoology . a. the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct. b. a sheathlike part or organ.
2. Botany . the sheath formed by the basal part of certain leaves where they embra
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in·ter·course [in-ter-kawrs, -kohrs]
noun
1.dealings or communication between individuals, groups,countries, etc.
2.interchange of thoughts, feelings, etc.
noun
1.dealings or communication between individuals, groups,countries, etc.
2.interchange of thoughts, feelings, etc.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
fusty \FUHS-tee\
adjective:
1. Having a stale smell; moldy; musty.
2. Old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like.
3. Stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.
adjective:
1. Having a stale smell; moldy; musty.
2. Old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like.
3. Stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
interpolation \in-tur-puh-LEY-shuhn\
noun:
1. The act or process of introducing something additional or extraneous between other parts.
2. Something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.
3. Mathematics. A. The process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values. B. A similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values. C. The process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.
noun:
1. The act or process of introducing something additional or extraneous between other parts.
2. Something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.
3. Mathematics. A. The process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values. B. A similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values. C. The process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.
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Yup, thats what I thought it meant.