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post #1 of 75
3/25/06 at 12:02pm
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You need to come up with an uncommon word and give its definition. (Dictionary.com is a great source for uncommon words)

I will start.

A is for Anode

1. A positively charged electrode, as of an electrolytic cell, storage battery, or electron tube.
2. The negatively charged terminal of a primary cell or of a storage battery that is supplying current.
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post #2 of 75
3/25/06 at 12:55pm
b- bioremediation

Processes that use living organisms (usually naturally occurring) such as plants, bacteria, yeast, and fungi to break down hazardous substances into less toxic or nontoxic substances.

When I was in electronics, I used the word anode almost everyday.
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post #3 of 75
3/25/06 at 1:12pm
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That is true Lenora! What is uncommon to some is very common for others.
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post #4 of 75
3/25/06 at 1:16pm
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C is for Chthonic

Dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld
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post #5 of 75
3/25/06 at 1:33pm
d - decalvant

removing hair; depilatory

I need to decalvant from my legs today.
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post #6 of 75
3/25/06 at 2:01pm
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e - emolument

The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation.
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post #7 of 75
3/25/06 at 2:33pm
F is floccinaucinihilipilification

setting at little or no value

Now try to pronounce that.
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post #8 of 75
3/25/06 at 3:04pm
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Yikes! That's some word.
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post #9 of 75
3/25/06 at 3:05pm
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g - gainsay

1. To deny or dispute; to declare false or invalid.
2. To oppose; to contradict.
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post #10 of 75
3/25/06 at 3:51pm
H - hwyl

Emotional state capable of arousing intense eloquence
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post #11 of 75
3/25/06 at 5:50pm
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i - inimical

1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable.
2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; adverse.
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post #12 of 75
3/25/06 at 6:08pm
J - jnana

Knowledge obtained through meditation
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post #13 of 75
3/25/06 at 6:13pm
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K - knell

1. The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
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post #14 of 75
3/25/06 at 6:30pm
L - lautenclavicymbel

lute harpsichord with gut strings
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post #15 of 75
3/26/06 at 11:49am
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M - mellifluous

Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.
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post #16 of 75
3/26/06 at 10:52pm
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Come on ladies! This is fun.
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post #17 of 75
3/27/06 at 10:39pm
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n - nescience

Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
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post #18 of 75
3/28/06 at 11:40am
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Come on ladies! Help me make it to Z.
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post #19 of 75
3/28/06 at 11:44am
O - octothorp

The sign "#"
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post #20 of 75
3/28/06 at 12:13pm
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p - pusillanimous

Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly.
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post #21 of 75
3/28/06 at 12:21pm
Q -
quire Pronunciation Key (kwr)
n.
Abbr. qr. or q. A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream.
A collection of leaves of parchment or paper, folded one within the other, in a manuscript or book.
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post #22 of 75
3/28/06 at 12:39pm
R - rectalgia

Pain in the butt - this word could be really useful some days.
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post #23 of 75
3/28/06 at 1:03pm
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Thanks for joining us Dina! I thought Lenora and I would be the only ones to play this game.
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post #24 of 75
3/28/06 at 1:06pm
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s - sybarite

A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
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post #25 of 75
3/28/06 at 1:08pm
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Rectalgia! I'll have to remeber that one.
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post #26 of 75
3/28/06 at 1:12pm
I knew Rectalgia had something to do with the BUTT!

S - (happens to be the word of the day at Dictionary.com!)

superfluous \soo-PER-floo-us\, adjective:

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive.
-- SUPERFLUOUSLY, adverb
-- SUPERFLUOUSNESS, noun

And it's hard to realize economies of scale without shedding superfluous jobs.
-- "The Health of Valley Hospitals: Merger of Holy Cross, Providence Made Sense but Still Caused Pain," Los Angeles Times, July 27, 1999

Power Grubs make a dead skunk smell like a rose by comparison. The 'Not for human consumption' warning is superfluous.
-- "Smelly grub a smash," Toronto Star, May 1, 1999

[E]verything superfluous is more noticeable in him [Hemmingway] than in other writers.
-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "Gabriel Garcia Marquez Meets Ernest Hemingway," New York Times, July 26, 1981

An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous.
-- E. Everett
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post #27 of 75
3/28/06 at 1:42pm
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t - toothsome

1. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; as, "a toothsome pie."
2. Agreeable; attractive; as, "a toothsome offer."
3. Sexually attractive.
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post #28 of 75
4/1/06 at 3:03pm
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u - umbrage

1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.
2. a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint.
3. b. Reason for doubt; suspicion.
4. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.
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post #29 of 75
4/1/06 at 3:06pm
V- vermicide

Killing of worms

Is anyone you know Vermicidal?
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post #30 of 75
4/1/06 at 3:12pm
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I can't stand worms and I won't touch them, let alone kill them.
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