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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Colloquial

[kuh-loh-kwee-uhl] 

–adjective
1.  characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
2.  involving or using conversation.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Beguile

[bih-gahyl] –verb
1. To influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
2. To take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of ): to be beguiled of money.
3. To charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Befuddle

[bih-fuhd-l]
–verb
1.  To confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
2.  To make stupidly drunk.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Systemic

[si-stem-ik]
 
–adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a system.
2. Affecting an entire system.
3. (of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Inconceivable

[in-kuhn-see-vuh-buhl] 
 –adjective
Incapable of being conceived, imagined, or considered.


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Anecdote

[an-ik-doh-tuh]  
–noun
1.  A short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
2.  A short, obscure historical or biographical account.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Quizzical

[kwiz-i-kuhl] 
–adjective
1.  Odd or comical.
2.  Questioning or puzzled.
3.  Derisively questioning, ridiculing.