Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Obstreperous
Obstreperous - (ŏb-strĕp'ər-əs, əb-) 1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant. 2. Aggressively boisterous.
Potentate
Potentate - (pōt'n-tāt') One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Portmanteau
\port-ˈman-(ˌ)tō\
a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms
Example: blog = web log
a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms
Example: blog = web log
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Bucolic
bucolic - (byū-kŏl'ĭk) Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Ovoviviparous
Ovoviviparous - [oh-voh-vahy-vip-er-uhs] producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
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