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A.Word.A.Day--warlock Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio warlock (WOR-lok) noun A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon. [Middle English warloghe, from Old English waerloga, oath-breaker : waer, pledge + -loga, liar (from leogan, to lie).] "About 20 self-described witches, warlocks and psychics staged a Friday the 13th demonstration against a nearly half-century-old state anti-divination law." Laws on Fortune telling, Tarot Cards Draw Protest, Greensboro News & Record, Aug 14, 1999. This week's theme: feminine and masculine forms of words. X-Bonus They know enough who know how to learn. -Henry Adams (1838-1918)

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