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• Varlet Definition,Pecksniffian

  
  TrendPK.com — Authority: 166
  TrendPK.com Varlet Definition,Pecksniffian:Varlet definition caught my eye tonight.  I didn’t know the varlet definition and I enjoy learning new words.  Besides, varlet sounded a little like harlot so I was curious.  What is the varlet definition according to Merriam Webster? Here the the varlet definition: ...
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• Emergency Talks Aimed At Saving Scotland-Pakistan Direct Flight

  
  TrendPK.com — Authority: 166
  TrendPK.com Scotland’s only direct flight to Pakistan is facing the ax, prompting emergency meetings between civic leaders in the west of Scotland and the Pakistani government-owned airline that operates the Glasgow to Lahore route. Mohammad Sarwar, the Glasgow Central MP, was due to meet officials from Pakistan ...
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• myrmidon

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for January 05, 2010 is: myrmidon • \MER-muh-dahn\  • noun : a loyal follower; especially : a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously Example sentence: The boss was more likely to offer promotions to her myrmidons than to those workers ...
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• felicitous

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for January 04, 2010 is: felicitous • \fih-LISS-uh-tus\  • adjective *1 : very well suited or expressed : apt 2 : pleasant, delightful Example sentence: The film’s score, at least, is felicitous, as it lends emotional intensity to the otherwise wooden ...
  2 days ago

• gloze

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for January 03, 2010 is: gloze • \GLOHZ\  • verb *1 : to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to -- often used with "over" 2 : to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all -- often used with "over" Example ...
  3 days ago

• embargo

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for January 02, 2010 is: embargo • \im-BAHR-goh\  • noun 1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports *2 : a legal prohibition on commerce 3 : stoppage, impediment; especially : prohibition Example sentence: ...
  4 days ago

• beatific

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for January 01, 2010 is: beatific • \bee-uh-TIFF-ik\  • adjective 1 : of, possessing, or imparting a state of utmost bliss *2 : having a blissful appearance Example sentence: A beatific smile spread across Grandmother’s face as she reminisced about her ...
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• homogeneous

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 31, 2009 is: homogeneous • \hoh-muh-JEEN-yus\  • adjective 1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature *2 : of uniform structure or composition throughout Example sentence: "In my opinion the solar system is a solid homogeneous body; the planets ...
  6 days ago

• canaille

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 30, 2009 is: canaille • \kuh-NYE\  • noun *1 : rabble, riffraff 2 : proletarian Example sentence: "I am not going to write for [the New York Weekly ] -- like all other papers that pay one splendidly, it circulates among stupid people & the ...
  1 week ago

• ominous

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 29, 2009 is: ominous • \AH-muh-nus\  • adjective : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious Example sentence: Our fears about the picnic being cancelled were heightened by the sight ...
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• ergogenic

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 28, 2009 is: ergogenic • \ur-guh-JEN-ik\  • adjective : enhancing physical performance Example sentence: "New to this edition are chapters for rowers and a review of ergogenic aids, such as protein supplements and other products…." (Anne Stein, ...
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• Sturm und Drang

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 27, 2009 is: Sturm und Drang • \shtoorm-unt-DRAHNG\  • noun : turmoil Example sentence: The new film deftly captures the Sturm und Drang of growing up as it chronicles the turbulent lives of two teens in postwar Germany. Did you know? “Sturm und ...
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• two-bit

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 26, 2009 is: two-bit • \TOO-BIT\  • adjective 1 : of the value of two bits *2 : cheap or trivial of its kind : petty, small-time Example sentence: Eliana had only a two-bit role in the musical, but her enchanting voice and beauty magnified her ...
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• wassail

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 25, 2009 is: wassail • \WAH-sul\  • verb 1 : to indulge in riotous drinking 2 dialect England : to sing carols from house to house at Christmas *3 : to drink to the health or thriving of Example sentence: The farmer and his revelers ...
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• malleable

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 24, 2009 is: malleable • \MAL-ee-uh-bul\  • adjective *1 : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers 2 a : capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences b : having a capacity for ...
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• baptism of fire

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 23, 2009 is: baptism of fire • \BAP-tiz-um-uv-FYRE\  • noun *1 : an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal; especially : a soldiers first exposure to enemy fire 2 : a spiritual baptism by a gift of the Holy Spirit Example ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dreaming Of A Right Christmas

  
  THE SAME ROWDY CROWD — Authority: 125
  Before I disappear for vacation, I just wanted to wish you and yours a heartfelt “Merry CHRISTMAS.” That’s right, I said CHRISTMAS. Please understand that I am not, repeat NOT, wishing you happiness during any other winter “holidays.” The past few weeks, I have been bombarded by “happy holidays” ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bob Casey Versus Pre-Born Life

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 164
  People often get so wrapped up in themselves, so immersed in their personal lives and interests that they can’t see the forest because those stupid trees keep getting in the way. Most politicians by nature are self-absorbed–think Obama–and that absorption seems to extend to their spouses, at least in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• veracity

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 22, 2009 is: veracity • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\  • noun 1 : devotion to the truth : truthfulness *2 : conformity with truth or fact : accuracy 3 : something true Example sentence: English poet Thomas Gray wrote, "Any fool may write a most ...
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• arbitrary

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for December 21, 2009 is: arbitrary • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\  • adjective 1 : autocratic, despotic *2 : determined by whim or caprice : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance Example sentence: The 10 p.m. deadline is arbitrary -- we could ...
  2 weeks ago

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