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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.