Pulverize (10.26.2009)

Definitions of Pulverize on the Web:

• powderize: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"
• demolish: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
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• To crush; To render into dust or powder; To be rendered into dust or powder

• en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pulverize

• pulverized - powdered: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
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• pulverization - powder: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
• pulverization - grind: the act of grinding to a powder or dust
• pulverization - annihilation by pulverizing something
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Kludge (11.23.2009)

Definitions of kludge on the Web:

• a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software ...
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• A kludge (or kluge) is a workaround, an ad hoc engineering solution, a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem, typically using parts that are cobbled together.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kludge

• an improvised device, usually crudely constructed. Typically used to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design; any construction or practice, typically inelegant, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently; an amalgamated mass of totally unrelated parts ...
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kludge

• The ESL display, a feature of CTSS. This device was a vector scope connected to channel D of the IBM 7094, with substantial intelligence in the display controller. It inspired features of the Multics graphics system.
  www.multicians.org/mgk.html

• Pronounced klooj, a derogatory term that refers to a poor design. Like hacks, kludges use nonstandard techniques. ...
  www.angelfire.com/anime3/internet/programming.htm

• Any ill-advised, substandard, or "temporary" bandage applied to an urgent problem in the (often misguided) belief that doing so will ...
  www.sqablogs.com/jstrazzere/46/A+Glossary+of+Testing+Terms.html

Joust (11.18.2009)

Definitions of joust on the Web:

• joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
• a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
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• Joust is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1982.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(video_game)

• Jousting is a sport played by two armored knights mounted on horses. It consists of competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes with the dagger, or strokes with a sword ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust

• Joust (2003) is the first in a planned tetralogy by Mercedes Lackey. The books are set in a fictional version of Pharaonic Egypt. The Upper Kingdom is named Tia and the Lower Kingdom is Alta.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(novel)

• Joust is the name of a steel roller coaster located at Dutch Wonderland near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(roller_coaster)

• Joust was an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in battle ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(Gladiators)

• A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field; To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/joust

• jousting - A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances; Any activity in which two people spar with each other ...
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jousting

• jouster - A person who jousts; A horse used for jousting
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jouster

• When 2 opposing players are simultaneously attempting to play a ball above the net.
  www.vgva.com/glossary.php

• A context between two knights on horseback, bearing lances.
  home.olemiss.edu/~tjray/medieval/chivarlic.htm

• when two opposing players play the ball as it is falling directly on top of the net.
  capitalcityvolleyball.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/volleyball-terms/

• The act of finger jousting an opponent.
  www.fingerjoust.com/basics/terminology.htm

• A competition between two knights in which they ride towards each other and try to knock one another off their horse with a large pole.
  www.lucylearns.com/part-of-a-castle-terminology.html

Strafing (11.17.2009)

Definitions of Strafing on the Web:

• Strafing is the practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft. The term is usually applied to attacks with aircraft-mounted ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing

• strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"
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• Strafe is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes, a member of the Technobots, an Autobot subgroup.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafe_(Transformers)

Sanguinary (11.16.2009)

Definitions of Sanguinary on the Web:

• gory: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
• bloodthirsty: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
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• Achillea millefolium or Yarrow (other common names Common Yarrow, Gordaldo, Nosebleed plant, Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Milfoil, Soldier's ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinary

• Sanguinarians - The vampire lifestyle is an alternative lifestyle, based on the modern perception of vampires in popular fiction. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinarians

• In law, the free imposition of capital punishment.
  members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/glossary.html

• adjective, involving or causing much bloodshed - 1 miss
  quizlet.com/181485/frankenstein-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Pernicious (11.1.2009)

Definitions of pernicious on the Web:

• baneful: exceedingly harmful
• insidious: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
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• Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a living organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernicious

• Causing death or injury; deadly; Causing much harm in a subtle way
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pernicious

• perniciously - banefully: in a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate"
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• perniciousness - grave harmfulness or deadliness
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• perniciously - In a pernicious manner
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perniciously

• perniciousness - The condition of being pernicious; destructiveness
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perniciousness

• a rare blood disorder in which the body does not absorb enough vitamin B12 from the digestive tract, resulting in an inadequate amount of red blood cells produced.
  www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.cfm

• Causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful.
  www.knotweed-uk.com/Glossary.htm

Cockamamie (10.27.2009)

Definitions of cockamamie on the Web:

• ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
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• Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston, Massachusetts-based musician Jen Trynin. Released in 1995 to generally positive acclaim, the album failed to do well on the charts.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockamamie

• foolish, silly; trifling
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cockamamie

Bupkis (10.22.2009)

Definitions of Bupkis on the Web:

• This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of American English. Spelling of some of these Yiddish language words may be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz, and so on). ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bupkis

• absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bupkis

Cynosure (10.21.2009)

Definitions of Cynosure on the Web:

• something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
• something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
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• Cynosure is a fictional pan-dimensional city that exists within the First Comics multiverse. It is described as floating in a "bubble" in the "pan-dimensional vortex. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynosure

• Cynosure — Ursa Minor, or Polaris the North Star, used as a guide; Something that guides; something that is the center of attention
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cynosure

• A centre of attraction.
  math.boisestate.edu/GaS/patience/html/pc_glos.html

• a laser manufacturer of Photogenica
  www.hairfacts.com/terms/termsc.html

Gegenschein (10.20.2009)

Definitions of gegenschein on the Web:

• counterglow: a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by ...
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• Gegenschein (meaning "counterglow") is a very faint glow in the sky that appears exactly opposite to the Sun. GEMINI [Abbreviation: Gem] Gemini (also known as "The Twins") is one of the constellations of the zodiac, located along the ecliptic between Taurus and Cancer. ...
  www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexg.shtml

• A round or slightly elongated area of light seen in the night sky along the zodiac. Like the zodiacal light, the gegenschein is mainly sunlight ...
  amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse

• A faint light covering a 20-degree field-of-view projected on the celestial sphere about the Sun-Earth vector (as viewed from the dark side of the ...
  history.nasa.gov/EP-95/glossary.htm

• German, from "gegen" against or counter and "Schein" shine. An enhancement in the zodiacal light about 20¡ across on the ...
  www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/dustgroup/gloss.html

• A phenomenon that can be seen in very dark sky locations. A faint spot of light appears on the ecliptic at a point that is 180 degrees from the Sun's current position. It is the counterglow of the Sun on dust in space.
  astronomyspace.suite101.com/article.cfm/weird_and_wonderful_space_words

Styptic (10.19.2009)

Definitions of styptic on the Web:

• astringent: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
• tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
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• An antihemorrhagic (antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). They may also be known as hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agents.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styptic

• A substance used for styptic results; Bringing about contraction of tissues, especially to stop bleeding
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/styptic

• a substance that stops external bleeding (usually an astringent).
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Razzmatazz (10.18.2009)

Definitions of razzmatazz on the Web:

• razzle-dazzle: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
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• Razzmatazz is a song and single by British rock group Pulp. It was their final single for Gift Records and peaked at #80 in the UK singles chart ...
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• Razzmatazz is an Indian dance reality show and competition that was broadcast on Zee TV channel all over the world. The series premiered in 2001, and aired every Sunday at 10pm IST. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzmatazz_(TV_series)

• Ambiguous or meaningless language; Empty and tiresome speculation; Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse; A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks; drudgery
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/razzmatazz

Eructate (10.17.2009)

Belching, also known as burping, ructus, or eructation, involves the release of gas from the digestive tract

Omerta (10.15.2009)

Definitions of omerta on the Web:

• a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
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• Omerta (Paul "Paulie" Provenzano) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He is featured in the Eve of Destruction story arc in Uncanny X-Men.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omertà_(comics)

• Omertà is a popular attitude and code of honor, common in areas of southern Italy, such as Sicily, Calabria, and Campania, where criminal organizations like the Mafia, 'Ndrangheta, and Camorra are strong. A common definition is the "code of silence". ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omertà

• Ashes of the Wake is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released in 2004. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omerta_(song)

• Omerta were an indie rock band from Manchester, England.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omerta_(band)

• Omertà is a novel by Mario Puzo, published posthumously in 2000. It was first published by Ballantine Books. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omertà_(novel)

• A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omert%C3%A0

• Alternative spelling of omertà
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omerta

• From umo, man; code of honor. The attitude that assumes that recourse to legal authority in cases of persecution by private enemies is a symptom of weakness. Common theft, for example, was considered a sign of lack of respect indicating the thief did not fear vengeance.
  www.lodico.org/mike/html/glossary.html

Schmaltz (10.13.2009)

Definitions of schmaltz on the Web:

• (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
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• Schmaltz or schmalz is rendered pig, chicken, or goose fat used for frying or as a spread on bread, especially in German and Polish cuisine. Someone with wealth, may be given the name schmalz, seeing as someone with money could afford 'schmalz' meat. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmaltz

• schmaltzy - bathetic: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song ...
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• schmaltzy - Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schmaltzy

Plunder (10.05.2009)

Definitions of plunder on the Web:

• loot: take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
• sack: plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
• steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
• rape: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
• loot: goods or money obtained illegally

Zugzwang (9.18.2009)

Definitions of zugzwang on the Web:

• Zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move", ) is a term originally used in chess which also applies to various other games. ...
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• Zugzwang is a musical work by Juan Maria Solare.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang_(musical_work)

• A situation in which every move available to the player is disadvantageous
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zugzwang

• German for "compelled to move". A situation that occurs when any move a player makes will weaken his/her position, however, he/she is ...
  www.geocities.com/allentownchess/terms.html

• The obligation to move.
  homepage.ntlworld.com/gpjnow/VC-GP.htm

• A situation whereby all possible moves for a player will create a disadvantage.
  www.jaqueslondon.com/games/chess/chess_terms.php

• German for "compulsion to move." Instead of automatically recapturing material, one player makes a move that creates a larger threat (such as mate) and gets the material later.
  www.mgopu.ru/PVU/2.2/English/Sports&Games/Chess3.doc

• A position in which all legal moves lead to trouble.
  www.askthechessmaster.com/glossary.html

Adulate (9.17.2009)

Definitions of adulate on the Web:

• flatter in an obsequious manner
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• Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adulate

• To flatter effusively
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adulate

• adulation - servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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• adulation - Flattery; fulsome praise
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adulation

Hallux (9.15.2009)

Definitions of hallux on the Web:

• big toe: the first largest innermost toe
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• The hallux, commonly referred to as the big toe (also as great toe or thumb toe), although it may not be the longest toe on the foot of some ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallux

• The big toe
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hallux

• The great toe; hallucis "of the great toe."
  investor.zimmer.com/glossary.cfm

• A hallux, or dewclaw, is a functionless claw that doesn't hit the ground. Some dinosaurs had dewclaws. HALTICOSAURUS (pronounced HALL-tik-oh-SAWR-us) Halticosaurus (meaning "leaping lizard") was a late Triassic dinosaur from about 222 million years ago. ...
  www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/indexh.shtml

• The first digit or "big toe" of a bird's foot. In the Purple Martin, as in most species of birds, the hallux is the hind toe, and opposes the three others that point forward. But not all families of birds have four toes and some groups lack a hallux altogether.
  purplemartin.org/main/Terminology.html

Philodox (9.10.2009)

Definitions of philodox on the Web:

• A person with an excessive interest in his own opinions
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/philodox

• From the half moon come the Philodox, the judges, arbitrators, and problem-solvers. Their rage is dead center, as their role is that of balance ...
  furry.wikia.com/wiki/Werewolf:_the_Apocalypse

• philodoxy - love of opinion (Plato)
  watershade.net/ev/ev-glossary.html

Undaunted (9.8.2009)

Definitions of undaunted on the Web:

• unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made"
• resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"
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• Showing courage and resolution; Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/undaunted

• undauntedly - In an undaunted manner
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/undauntedly

Thwarted (9.6.2009)

Definitions of thwarted on the Web:

• defeated: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many ...
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• thwart - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
• thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
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• thwarting - frustration: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
• thwarting - frustrating: preventing realization or attainment of a desire

Fruffy (7.24.2009)

Definitions of Fruffy on the Web:

• downy: like down or as soft as down
• Ingredients that become soft and light because air has been beaten in.
• having decorative ruffles or frills

Anchorite (7.21.2009)

Definitions of anchorite on the Web:

• one retired from society for religious reasons
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• Anchorite (male)/anchoress (female), (adj. anchoritic; from the Greek anachōreō, signifying "to withdraw", "to depart into the rural countryside"), denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic and ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite

• One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anchorite

• anchoritic - characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
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• anchoritic - Of or pertaining to an anchorite
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anchoritic

• (Gr. Anachoritis, "a departurer"). A solitary monk or hermit; an individual who withdraws from society and lives a solitary life of ...
  www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8049

Cicatrize (7.13.2009)

Definitions of Cicatrize on the Web:

• form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"
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• To form a scar; To treat or heal a wound by causing a scar or cicatrix to form
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cicatrize

• cicatrization - The act of scarring tissue be it medical related or otherwise created in ritual or purposeful treatment for some very much along the lines of ...
  www.thedsgarden.com/glossary/glossary1.htm

Paradigm (7.10.2009)

Definitions of paradigm on the Web:

• systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
• prototype: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
• substitution class: the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
• the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
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• Paradigm is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created for their comic book series X-Force. His first appearance was in X-Force #87.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_(comics)

• A programming paradigm is a fundamental style of computer programming. (Compare with a methodology, which is a style of solving specific software engineering problems

Cyclone (7.9.2009)

Definitions of cyclone on the Web:

• (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and ...
• a violent rotating windstorm
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• The Fender Cyclone and Fender Cyclone II were a series of electric guitars made by Fender. Introduced in late 1997, the Cyclone body is similarly styled to the Mustang but with a significantly different specification. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(guitar)

• The Cyclone programming language is intended to be a safe dialect of the C programming language. Cyclone is designed to avoid buffer overflows and other vulnerabilities that are endemic in C programs, without losing the power and convenience of C as a tool for systems programming.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(programming_language)

• Cyclone is the alias of a number of fictional characters appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(Marvel_Comics)

• Cyclone is the third studio album (seventh album overall) by Baby Bash, released on October 30, 2007. The album title and release were confirmed on the website.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(Baby_Bash_album)

• The CYCLONE, was an early computer built in 1959 by Iowa State University, was based on the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) architecture

Misanthropy (7.8.2009)

Definitions of misanthropy on the Web:

• hatred of mankind
• a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
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• misanthrope - someone who dislikes people in general
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• misanthropic - cynical: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
• misanthropic - hating mankind in general
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Torr (7.7.2009)

Definitions of torr on the Web:

• a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
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• John Torrey (August 15, 1796 - March 10, 1873) was an American botanist.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torr.

• The torr (symbol: Torr) is a non-SI unit of pressure defined as of a standard atmosphere. Note that the symbol is spelled exactly the same as the ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torr

• The Torrs are a Local Nature Reserve and one of the four main hills in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torrs

• A unit of pressure used with vacuum pumps, equal to 1mm of mercury and 133.32 Pascal's.

Cornucopia (7.6.2009)

Definitions of cornucopia on the Web:

• horn of plenty: a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
• profusion: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
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• Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (often shortened to Volume 4) is the fourth album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1972. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia_(song)

• Cornucopia is a magazine about Turkish culture, art and history, published jointly in the UK and Turkey.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia_(magazine)

• The cornucopia (Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as horn of plenty, Horn of ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia

• A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted; A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object ...
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cornucopia

• A cornucopian is a futurist who believes that continued progress and provision of material items for mankind can be met by similarly continued ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopian

• a symbol of plentitude, strong harvests and abundance.

Psychosis (7.3.2009)

Definitions of psychosis on the Web:

• any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
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• Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psuche", for mind or soul, and -ωσις "-osis", for abnormal condition), with adjective psychotic, literally ...
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• Psychosis (Paranoia in Japan) is a side scrolling shooter type game for the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine. It was released in 1990 by NAXAT Soft, which also released the games Alien's Crush and Devil's Crush (two pinball type games. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis_(video_game)

• A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/psychosis

• psychotic - a person afflicted with psychosis
• psychotic - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
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• A severe mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.

Macabre (6.29.2009)

• ghastly: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a ...
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• Macabre is an extreme metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and have never had a line-up change. They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies) to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal. ...
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• Macabre is a 1958 thriller directed by William Castle.
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• Macabre is the second studio album released by Dir en grey on September 20, 2000. It is the band's first record to be released in collaboration of ...
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• Macabre is a quality of certain artistic or literary works, characterized by a grim or atmosphere. In these works, there is an emphasis on the ...
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• representing or personifying death; obsessed with death or the gruesome; ghastly

Tribology (6.25.2009)

Definitions of tribology on the Web:

• the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication
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• tribologist - a specialist in tribology
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• tribological - Of or pertaining to tribology
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• study of friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces U Uncertainty Principle Đ in quantum mechanics, a principle made famous by Werner Heisenberg: Measuring one property in a quantum state will perturb another property. ...
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• The study of friction. From French from Greek tribein to rub.

Infarction (6.8.2009)

Definitions of infarction on the Web:

• infarct: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
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• In medicine, an infarction is the process resulting in a macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate blood supply ...
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• The process which causes an infarct; An infarct
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• infarct - an area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis
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Mudkip (7.7.2009)

Definitions of Mudkip:

1. Mudkip are small blue Pokémon with large heads with orange external gills. ChaCha!

2. Mudkip is a legendary creature. Legend says that somebody was approached by a mysterious entity, who said “so i herd u liek mudkips.” It was then said that that one person created an image based on that strange quote. The image has recently resurfaced.

It is said that a Mudkip can be found lurking underwater, 4chan, DeviantART, IRC, as well as your Game Boy, your closet. Started as another Meme on 4chan, it elevated to go on to the Drshnaps Asylum, where it festered and died. And was quickly replaced with the shoop da woop Phenomenon, what with their royal rainbows and whatnot.

Schmooze (6.1.2009)

Definitions of schmooze on the Web:

• shmooze: talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
• chat: an informal conversation
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• This is a list of English language words of Yiddish language origin, many of which have entered the language by way of American English or Cockney. Spelling of some of these words may be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz, and so on). ...
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• A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection; To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection
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Ratiocinate (5.29.2009)

Definitions of Ratiocinate on the Web:

• reason methodologically and logically
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• ratiocination - conclusion: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
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• Ratiocination - Reason involves the ability to think, understand and draw conclusions in an abstract way, as in human thinking. ...
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• ratiocination - Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning; Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational; A proposition arrived at by such thought
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