Thursday, December 14, 2006

Non-Sequitor

Randomly collected.

cursory
–adjective
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance

ameliorate
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

voivode
–noun
(in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700. Also, vaivode.

psychalgia
–noun
1. Psychological or emotional pain or distress that accompanies a mental effort, especially in depression. Also called phrenalgia.
2. Physical pain that is possibly of psychological origin.

solipsism
–noun
1. Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2. extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.

cynosure
–noun
1. something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.: the cynosure of all eyes.
2. something serving for guidance or direction

incur
–verb (used with object), -curred, -cur·ring.
1. to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
2. to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself: to incur his displeasure.

paramour
–noun
1. an illicit lover, esp. of a married person.
2. any lover.

incendiary
–adjective
1.used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
2.of or pertaining to the criminal setting on fire of property.
3.tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory: incendiary speeches.
4.tending to inflame the senses: an incendiary extravaganza of music and dance.
–noun
5.a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.
6.Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.
7.a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator.

sidelong
–adjective
1.directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
2.inclined or slanting to one side.
3.indirect; roundabout: sidelong comments about his appearance.
–adverb
4.toward the side; obliquely.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Elf vs. Orc

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verisimilitude
–noun
1. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude.
2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.

crass
–adjective, -er, -est.
1.without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
2.Archaic. thick; coarse.

diffident
–adjective
1.lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
2.restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
3.Archaic. distrustful