perihelion - point in orbit nearest to the sun
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - fusspot
fusspot - worrywart, fussbudget, person who thinks about unfortunate things, one who fusses over trifles
GRE Vocabulary - garotte scrag
garotte - method/apparatus for execution by strangulation using a iron collar
garotte - scrag, choke, murder
GRE Vocabulary - phaeton
phaeton - light, four wheeled, open carriage horse drawn vehicle with folding top used for tour; touring car; tourer
GRE Vocabulary - lilting
lilting - rhythmic swing or cadence in speech or walk,
lilting - livery, cheerful, rhythmic singing
GRE Vocabulary - guttle raven
guttle - put into gut, eat or drink greedily or noisily, gorge, gormandize
raven - consume greedily, devour
raven - shiny, black bird that cries in the night
GRE Vocabulary - keel
keel - chief longitudinal structural member that often projects at the bottom of the ship, aircraft or a birds breastbone
keel - to lean precariously while walking, fall or faint over, lurch, careen, swag
GRE Vocabulary - bounderish bounder
bounder - cad, person of objectionable social behavior, person lacking in refinement and grace
GRE Vocabulary - metricate metricize
metricate - metricize - to indicate everything in metric system, convert, change from other system to metric system
GRE Vocabulary - bedazzle
bedazzle - confuse by bright light, dazzle
bedazzle - impress irresistibly, enchant
GRE Vocabulary - pagination
pagination - page layout of printed page including page numbers, margins, tabs header, footers and number of columns
GRE Vocabulary - androgynous
androgynous - hermaphrodite - bisexual - having characteristics of both male and female
GRE Vocabulary - muckrake
muckrake - search for and publicly expose the misconduct of prominent individuals and businesses
Saturday, August 23, 2008
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