06/28/17 02:52 PM
DEPOSE PRONUNCIATION: (di-POHZ) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To remove from a high office or throne suddenly and forcefully. 2. To examine under oath. verb intr.: To give testimony. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French deposer, from Latin deponere (to testify, to put down), from de- + po...
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06/28/17 11:32 AM
Healthy food cannot guarantee longevity, but unhealthy food can certainly induce an early death, as doctors will tell you. (19)...
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06/27/17 01:40 PM
PRO SE PRONUNCIATION: (pro say) MEANING: adjective, adverb: On one’s own behalf (i.e., representing oneself in a court, without a lawyer). ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pro (for) + se (himself, herself, itself, themselves). Earliest documented use: 1861. _______________________...
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06/27/17 12:21 AM
ARRAIGN PRONUNCIATION: (uh-RAYN) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To call or bring a defendant before a court to hear and answer a criminal charge. 2. To criticize, accuse, or censure. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French araisnier, from Latin rationare (to talk, to reason), from ratio (reaso...
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06/23/17 07:22 PM
CONURES U --> I CRONIES (Well, it's better than "scrounge," anyway)...
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06/23/17 07:18 PM
RUBBERNECK PRONUNCIATION: (RUHB-uhr-nek) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To look or stare with undue curiosity. noun: A person who stares in such a way. ETYMOLOGY: From the idea of twisting one’s neck to stare at someone or something. Earliest documented use: 1892. NOTES: T...
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06/23/17 05:08 PM
Competition is at the heart of every high school team from football to debate to science, very healthy (18)....
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06/23/17 03:28 AM
"Me?" he asked incredulously, when the judges announced that he had won first prize in the competition. (17)...
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06/23/17 02:16 AM
Carson may rule, but this routine would be funny even if done by you and me. (16)...
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06/23/17 02:03 AM
REPUGN PRONUNCIATION: (ri-PYOON) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To oppose, resist, or fight. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French repugner, from Latin repugnare, from re- (again) + pugnare (to fight), from pugnus (fist). Ultimately from the Indo-European root peuk- (to prick) which is a...
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