Tuesday, July 13, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Velodrome (vee-luh-drohm) (Noun): A sports arena equipped with a banked track for cycling

The next Olympics will feature state of art velodromes where some of the top cyclists of the world will battle it out for glory.

 

Legion (lee-juhn):

  1)          [Noun] The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops; an army

The Roman legion had lain waste to many a great city of the world during its prime.

  2)          [Adj] Any great number of persons or things; multitude

The holy man's faithful followers were legion.



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