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today's wwftd is... benignity

wwftd master — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:28:01 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: benignity [fr. MF. benignité] /bi NIG nuh tee/ (rhymes with dignity) 1) the state of being gracious 2) archaic : kindness

today's wwftd is... peenging

wwftd master — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:41:28 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: peenging [prob. an imitative alteration of whinging] Sc. and n. Eng. regional : whining, complaining, moping; peevish

today's wwftd is... exodist

wwftd master — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:26:19 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: exodist [fr. exodus + -ist] /EK suh dust/ rare : one who departs from one place to settle in another; an emigrant "Want was

today's wwftd is... inconsonance

wwftd master — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:45:47 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: inconsonance [fr. inconsonant, after consonance] lack of harmony: disagreement "[W]e are able to judge respecting the

today's wwftd is... tantalism

wwftd master — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:17:55 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: tantalism [fr. Tantal-us + -ism] obs. rare a teasing or torment like that of Tantalus; tantalization "Is not such a

today's wwftd is... gormlessness

wwftd master — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:35:30 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: gormlessness [gormless (stupid) + -ness] the state of lacking intelligence; foolishness "The problem with being evil, he'd

today's wwftd is... aftosa

wwftd master — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:17:18 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: aftosa [Am. Sp., < Sp. fiebre aftosa, aphthous fever] /af TOE suh/ hoof-and-mouth disease (cf. Hud, Bill Cosby) "We need a

today's wwftd is... ceilidh

wwftd master — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:40:40 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: ceilidh [Gaelic] /KAY lee/ Irish & Scot. : 1) a friendly call: visit 2) a social gathering with traditional music, dancing,

today's wwftd is... amerce

wwftd master — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:29:33 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: amerce [fr. OF. a merci, at (one's) mercy] /uh MURS/ to punish by a fine, the amount of which is left to the discretion of

today's wwftd is... lustration

wwftd master — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:09:39 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: lustration [fr. L. lustrare, to purify] /luh STRAY shun/ a purifying ceremony; an act or instance of cleansing especially

today's wwftd is... siffilate

wwftd master — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:28:45 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: siffilate [modif. of F. siffler, to whistle] /SIF uh layt/ rare : to whisper "" He's gone," was siffilated above and below,

Fw: today's wwftd is... megalonisus

wwftd master — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:15:01 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: megalonisus [fr. Gk megalo- great, exagerrated + L. nisus, striving] /meg ah LON ih sus/? very rare : a tendency to

today's wwftd is... anamnesis

wwftd master — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:07:25 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: anamnesis [Gk < anamimnesko, to remind one] /an am NEE sus/ the recalling of things past; recollection, reminiscence "It is

today's wwftd is... anhedonia

wwftd master — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:59:13 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: anhedonia [NL. fr. Gk an-, without + hedone, pleasure] /an hE DO nE uh/ Psych. : the inability to feel pleasure "Anhedonia

today's wwftd is... becquerel

wwftd master — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:31:25 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: becquerel [after Antoine H. Becquerel French physicist] /bek uh rel/ a unit of radioactivity equal to one nuclear decay per