Sunday, July 18, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Dipsomaniac (dip-suh-mey-nee-ak) (Noun):

1) A person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink; drunkard

Dipsomaniacs often find themselves in rather embarrassing situations after indulging themselves excessively.

               

Concomitant (kon-kom-i-tuh nt):

1)    (Adj) Existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent

The accident and the concomitant circumstances in which it occurred were investigated thoroughly by the police.

2)   (Noun) A concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing

The musical instruments played during the synchronized swimming event acted as the concomitants for the other events too.

 



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