Wednesday, May 26, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Manege(ma-nezh) (Noun): The art of training or riding horses
 
Andy's skills in manege enable him to pacify and bring even the wildest of steeds under his able control.
 
The action, movements, or paces of a trained horse
 
The winner of this year's national equestrian championships rode a horse that wowed all with its graceful manege.
 
Duenna(doo-en-uh) (Noun): An older woman serving as an escort or chaperon of a young lady [esp. in Spain and Portugal]; a governess
 
When Jane recently went to visit her Spanish friend in Brazil, she was pleasantly surprised to find that the duenna was easily able to take care of all her needs in addition to the numerous daily chores.



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