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A.Word.A.Day--diableriePronunciation: WAV or RealAudiodiablerie (dee-AH-ble-ree, -ab-luh-) noun 1. Sorcery; witchcraft. 2. Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction. 3. Devilish conduct; deviltry. [French, from Old French, from diable, devil, from Latin diabolus.] "Gretchen is not as tender and delicate as one might wish, while Mephistopheles is quite lacking in diablerie or malevolence at Horenstein's leaden tempos." Steven Haller, Overview: Franz Liszt, American Record Guide, Jan 11, 1996. This week's theme: words to mark Halloween.
X-BonusA man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)
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