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