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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Words for the day

Resuscitate(V): 1. Cause to regain consciousness2. Return to consciousness

Echelons(N): A body of troops arranged in a line

Quirks(N): A strange attitude or habit
(V): Twist or curve abruptly "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

Shreds(N):
1. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
2. A small piece of cloth or paper

Foibles(N):
1. A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
2. The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

Voyeurism(N): A perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia ofothers or witnessing others' sexual behavior

Belch(V):
1. Expel gas from the stomach
2. Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
3. The forceful expulsion of something from inside "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"

Envisage(V): Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Camouflage(V): Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
(N): The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

Larceny(N): The act of taking something from someone unlawfully

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