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Vocab: Booboisie

Tuesday Dec 2, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Booboisie \boob-wah-ZEE\, noun — A class of people regarded as stupid or foolish.

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Vocab: Wayworn

Monday Dec 1, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Wayworn \WAY-worn\, adjective — Wearied by traveling.

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Vocab: Deipnosophist

Friday Nov 28, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Deipnosophist \dyp-NOS-uh-fist\, noun — Someone who is skilled in table talk.

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Vocab: Bedizen

Wednesday Nov 26, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Bedizen \bih-DY-zuhn\, transitive verb — To dress or adorn in gaudy manner.

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Vocab: Coquette

Tuesday Nov 25, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Coquette \koh-KET\, noun — A woman who habitually trifles with the affections of men; a flirt.

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Vocab: Ab ovo

Monday Nov 24, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: ab ovo \ab-OH-voh\, adverb — From the beginning.

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Vocab: Fettle

Friday Nov 21, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: fettle \FET-l\, noun — A state or condition of fitness or order; state of mind; spirits — often used in the phrase “in fine fettle.”

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Vocab: Aplomb

Thursday Nov 20, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: aplomb \uh-PLOM\, noun — Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness. es of others.

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Vocab: Flagitious

Wednesday Nov 19, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Flagitious \fluh-JISH-uhs\, adjective, — Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; — said of acts, crimes, etc.

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Vocab: Mendicant

Tuesday Nov 18, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Mendicant \MEN-dih-kunt\, noun: — A beggar; especially, one who makes a business of begging.

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Vocab: Pelf

Monday Nov 17, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Pelf \PELF\, noun — Money; riches; gain; — generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten.

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Vocab: Insensate

Saturday Nov 15, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Insensate \in-SEN-sayt; -sit\, adjective — Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.

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Vocab: Boulevardier

Friday Nov 14, 2008 – by

Vocab – Word of the Day: Boulevardier \boo-luh-var-DYAY; bul-uh-\, noun — A sophisticated, worldly, and socially active man; a man who frequents fashionable places; a man-about-town.

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