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Word of the Day for Monday June 24, 2002:

 

polymath PAH-lee-math, noun:

A person of great or varied learning; one acquainted with

various subjects of study.

 

Polymath is from Greek polymathes, "having learned much," from

poly-, "much" + manthanein, "to learn."

 

People often consider Albert Einstein as a polymath even if he dropped out of high school.

 

hey, at least i tried to put the word in a sentence :o

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you got that from dictionary.com

 

purdah: a state of seclusion

coquette: a flirt.

toothsome: delicious; attractive; luscious.

ululate: to howl; to wail.

megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of

grandeur.

avoirdupois: weight; heaviness.

verbose: wordy.

 

 

me Pronunciation Key (m)

pron. The objective case of I1.

Used as the direct object of a verb: He assisted me.

Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered me a ride.

Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to me.

Informal. Used as a predicate nominative: It's me. See Usage Note at be. See Usage Note at but. See Usage Note at I1.

Redneck. Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: I bought me a new car.

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swif....whats the deal dunny? thats my job. :P

oh well, as long as the masses get their word.

 

ill have to pull something from the archives it looks like.

 

Paragon

PAIR-uh-gon; -gun, noun:

A model of excellence or perfection

 

example

455- Feel free to criticize me or my posts, i know i am no paragon and so anything said against my dwellings and or doings on the net would not be held against my you.

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hey G,.....I understand the way certain indivisuals can get agitated when someone claims to be a paragon.......I was just giving you a bad time.

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hirsute

HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT, adjective:

Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.

 

Makros, although he is not a person, resembles a shaggy hirsute man-bear that very seldom ventures from his cave/computer/den, except when he feels the need to kill KILL kILl

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nadir

NAY-dir; nay-DIR, noun:

 

1. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression or adversity.

 

Ex:

 

January 20th, 2000.....a day that will be remembered as the nadir of America.

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facetious

fuh-SEE-shuhs, adjective:

1. Given to jesting; playfully jocular.

2. Amusing; intended to be humorous; not serious.

 

example

The mad man Marx was intent on making many facetious remarks, remarkably the mad man Marx was soon marked to be mapped.

 

 

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