Words of the Week

Since Mrs. Patalano provided some words with her grammar sheets, I skipped the words of the days, and am going to list all of the words now. 

Meticulous-

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise;thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.

Adversary-  opponent, enemy

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ord of the Day

Friday, November 12, 2010

alchemical

  \ al-KEM-ik-uhl \  , adjective;

1.

Pertaining to the transformation of something common, usually of little value, into a substance of greatworth.

2.

Relating to a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and theRenaissance concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

whilom

   \ HWAHY-luhm \  , adjective;

1.

Former; erstwhile.

adverb:

1.

At one time.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

ullage

   \ UHL-ij \  , noun;

1.

The amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.

2.

The quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents byevaporation, leakage, or use.

3.

In rocketry, the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant;the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved fromit.

Word of the Day

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

moue

   \ MOO \  , noun;

1.

A pouting grimace.