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Friday, June 12, 2009

Words for the day

Ambivalence(Noun): Mixed feeling or emotion

Naught(Noun):
1. Complete failure "all my efforts led to naught"
2. A quality of no importance "it was all for naught"
(Pronoun): Not any thing, nothing at all

Lackadaisical(Adj):
1. Lacking spirit or liveliness "a lackadaisical attempt"
2. Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical";"a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"

Post-haste(Adverb): As fast as possible; with all possible haste "send it to me post-haste"

Scuttle(Verb): To move about or proceed hurriedlyAphorism
(Noun): A short pithy instructive saying

Pithy(Adj): Concise and full of meaning "welcomed her pithy comments"

Humongous(Adj): (used informally) very large

Concomitant(Adj): Following or accompanying as a consequence
(Noun): An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Complicity(Noun): Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offence

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