Posts archive for October, 2012

WOTD: hirtellous

Phonetic Spelling: hur-TEL-uhs Part(s) of Speech: verb Meaning(s): Minutely hirsute. Example: Any noticeable hirsute or even hirtellous shadings visible upon the represented, unclothed, female form, anywhere below the eyebrows, say, is, in the judgment of this Department… — Frank Yerby, Tobias […]

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WOTD: agita

Phonetic Spelling: AJ-i-tuh Part(s) of Speech: noun Meaning(s): Agitation; anxiety. Heartburn; indigestion. Example: And my being named after the patron saint of love, St. Valentine, when I’ve had nothing but agita in romance just makes […]

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WOTD: hamartia

Phonetic Spelling: hah-mahr-TEE-uh Part(s) of Speech: noun Meaning(s): Tragic flaw. Example: What is Oedipus’ hamartia that leads to his self-fulfilling self-reversal? — Laszlo Versényi, Man’s Measure We called it by many […]

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WOTD: Utile

Phonetic Spelling: YOO-til Part(s) of Speech: adjective Meaning(s): Useful Example: They have been accredited variously to the respective signs of the Zodiac, but to the end that resultant […]

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