Homomorphism: Similarity of external form, appearance, or size.
Used in a Sentence: Because of plastic surgery, many woman in Southern California have homomorphism.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Used in a Sentence: The social security agency should be superannuated because it is superannuated.
Labels:
ineffective,
retired,
social security agency,
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.
Used in a Sentence: It would be a great thing to receive a large sum of money through disintermediation.
Labels:
borrowing,
direct lending,
disintermediation,
lending
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.
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.
Used in a Sentence: I could have sworn that I saw corniculate on the presidential candidates yesterday.
Labels:
corniculate,
having horns,
horn-like projections
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Used in a Sentence: People in Hell must be Xerophilous.
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