Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Literature 8 No. 1: Lexicographer

• Contingency - dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness:
• Procure - to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means
• Earbob - an earring or eardrop
• Commodes - a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamental, containing drawers or shelves
• Sloop - a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel
• Despond - to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage
• Smote - o strike down, injure, or slay
• Vestige - a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
• Edification - Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
• Gallimaufry - a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley
• Paroxysm - any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion

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