[Word Powers] Today's Words

  Gambol (gam-buhl) :

  1.     (verb) To skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.

  2.     (noun) A skipping or frisking about; frolic.

  The little boy's mother told him not to gambol in the house.

               

Riparian (ri-pair-ee-uhn):

1.       (adj) Situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.

2.       (noun) A person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.

Occasional windows at the southern end permit small patches of riparian vegetation, mostly Common Reed.

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Hieroglyphic (hahy-er-uh-glif-ik) (noun, adjective):

1)a script comprising pictures and symbols instead of alphabets(n)

2)pertaining to a pictorial script, inscribed with hieroglyphic symbols(adj.)

He was taken on the team of pyramid explorers because of his knowledge of hieroglyphics.

               

Paleontologist (pal-ee-uhn-tol-uh-jist) (noun): an expert who has studied the fossil remains of prehistoric plants, animals, and other organisms

The character of Ross Geller in the famed comedy, "Friends", was a paleontologist.

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Bestial (bes-chuh l) (Adj):

1)            Of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast

Many of the native American tribes firmly uphold the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death.

2)            Without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman; savage

The new warden of the Lompoc penitentiary was appalled to see the bestial treatment being given to the prisoners there.

 

Pogrom (puh-gruhm) (Noun):

A massacre or persecution instigated by the government or by the ruling class against a minority group, particularly Jews

The pogroms that started in Russia during the reign of the czars claimed the life of thousands of innocent Jews.

 

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Wane (weyn) (noun) : A gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.

The exhausted firefighters take a break as their aerial support dumps a ton of water on the waning wild fire.      

Absolution (ab-suh-loo-shuhn) (noun) : Act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.

The man went to church seeking absolution for his everyday offenses.

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Suave (swahv) (Adj): Sophistication in manner or attitude; Polite; Smoothly agreeable.

She moved around the party hall in suave manner and thus received lots of admiring looks.          

 Haughty (haw-tee) (Adj) : Disdainfully proud; Snobbish.

He is a rough and haughty man who treats his employees with disregard.

 

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Parlance (PAHR-luhns) (noun):

 1.       A way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.

2.       Speech, esp. a formal discussion or debate.

In cricketing parlance ' bowling ' is the delivery of the ball to the batsman.

Appurtenance (uh-PUR-tn-uhns) (noun):A possession or piece of property that is considered to be a typical feature of a particular way of living

Books and CDs are among the appurtenances of student life.

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Penurious (puh-noor-ee-uhs) (adjective):destitute, indigent or impoverished

The shelter provided food for the penurious urchins.    

Perfidy (per-fi-dee) (noun): intentional breach of trust, an act of treachery, infidelity

The cabinet of ministers agreed unanimously that the no perfidy must go unpunished.

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