Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Daily Definitions: Homomorphism

Homomorphism: Similarity of external form, appearance, or size.

Used in a Sentence: Because of plastic surgery, many woman in Southern California have homomorphism.

Daily Definitions: Harridan

Harridan: A vicious, scolding woman.

Used in a Sentence: Many men seem to think that their mother-in-law is a harridan.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Daily Definitions: Agriology

Agriology: The study of peoples whose cultures are at an early stage of development.

Used in a Sentence: Aliens who come to our planet are undoubtedly studying agriology.

Daily Definitions: Graminivorous

Graminivorous: Feeding on grasses, grains, or seeds.

Used in a Sentence: The older I get the more graminivorous I become.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Daily Definitions: Rebarbative

Rebarbative: Tending to irritate; repellent.

Used in a Sentence: I find most presidential candidates are rebarbative.

Daily Definitions: Floriferous

Floriferous: Bearing flowers, esp. in abundance.

Used in a Sentence: A man who has angered his wife must quickly become floriferous.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Daily Definitions: Superannuated

Superannuated: Retired or ineffective because of advanced age.

Used in a Sentence: The social security agency should be superannuated because it is superannuated.

Daily Definitions: Disintermediation

Disintermediation: The process whereby savers by-pass banks and savings and loan associations and lend their money directly to borrowers.

Used in a Sentence: It would be a great thing to receive a large sum of money through disintermediation.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Daily Definitions: Estoppel

Estoppel: A bar against an allegation or denial that is contrary to one's previous allegation or denial of a fact.

Used in a Sentence: Get your facts straight or I will estoppel you.

Daily Definitions: Corniculate

Corniculate: Having horns or hornlike projections.

Used in a Sentence: I could have sworn that I saw corniculate on the presidential candidates yesterday.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Daily Definitions: Radix

Radix: A root or point of origin.

Used in a Sentence: Some people's capacity to be an idiot was determined at their radix.

Daily Definitions: Confabulate

Confabulate: To talk informally, chat.

Used in a Sentence: Women can confabulate much better than men.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Daily Definitions: Whited Sepulcher

Whited Sepulcher: An evil person who pretends to be holy or good; hypocrite.

Used in a Sentence: I think Ben Stein might just be a whited sepulcher.

Daily Definitions: Churlish

Churlish: Difficult to work with, intractable.

Used in a Sentence: I am only churlish if you try to talk to me within an hour of when I wake up.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Daily Definitions: Chance-medley

Chance-medley: A sudden quarrel resulting in an unpremeditated homicide.

Used in a Sentence: You must be kinder to your spouse so you do not have a chance-medley.

Daily Definitions: Bathos

Bathos: A ludicrously abrupt transition from an elevated to a commonplace style.

Used in a Sentence: Bathos is the state of all presidential candidates that do not win.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Daily Definitions: Afflatus

Afflatus: a creative impulse; inspiration.

Used in a Sentence: Some people think they are having a afflatus, when they are only producing a brain flatus (Fart).

Daily Definitions: Basophobia

Basophobia: An abnormal fear of standing erect or walking.

Used in a Sentence: It is a good thing our ancestors did not have basophobia.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Daily Definitions: Clyster

Clyster: An enema, to wash out.

Used in a Sentence: Sometimes when the president speaks it makes me think he needs a clyster.

Daily Definitions: Agraphia

Agraphia: A disorder marked by the inability to write.

Used in a Sentence: I have recently been a victim of agraphia.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Daily Definitions: Adumbrate

Adumbrate: To disclose partially or guardedly.

Used in a Sentence: I adumbrate only part of the time, sometimes, mostly.

Daily Definitions: Yegg

Yegg: A thief, esp. a burglar or safecracker.

Used in a Sentence: (Warning, Bad Pun) A thief who fell off a building is a scrambled yegg.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Daily Definitions: Aceldama

Aceldama: A place with dreadful associations.

Used in a Sentence: After months of neglect, my bathroom has become a place of aceldama.

Daily Definitions: Xerophilous

Xerophilous: Flourishing in or able to withstand a dry, hot environment.

Used in a Sentence: People in Hell must be Xerophilous.