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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Befuddlement (5.20.2009)

Definitions of Befuddlement on the Web:

• bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
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• The characteristic of being befuddled
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• befuddled - befogged: stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
• befuddled - baffled: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
• befuddled - addled: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"

Augur (5.18.2009)

Definitions of Augur on the Web:

• bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
• predict from an omen
• (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
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• The Augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the ...
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• A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences; To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events

Smutty (5.14.2009)

Definitions of smutty on the Web:

• cruddy: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
• black: soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour"
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• Dirty; Obscene
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Vituperated (5.13.2009)

Definitions of Vituperated on the Web:

• vituperation - abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
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• vituperation - Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame
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Collocated (5.12.2009)

Definitions of Collocated on the Web:

• collocate - have a strong tendency to occur side by side; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate"
• collocate - group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
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• collocation - a grouping of words in a sentence
• collocation - juxtaposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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• Collocations - Within the area of corpus linguistics, collocation is defined as a sequence of words or terms which co-occur more often than would be expected by ...
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Finagle (5.11.2009)

Definitions of Finagle on the Web:

• wangle: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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• to obtain, arrange or achieve by indirect, usually deceitful methods; To cheat; swindle; use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of" preceding the object)

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Facade (5.7.2009)

Definitions of facade on the Web:

• the face or front of a building
• a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
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• Facade, also known as Erik Hanson, is a DC Comics villain created by Paul Dini. His only appearance so far is in Detective Comics # 821, drawn by J. H. Williams III.
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• Façade is an artificial intelligence experiment by Michael Mateas and Andrew Stern.
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• A facade or façade is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face".
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Bombardier (5.2.2009)

Definitions of Bombardier on the Web:

• a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
• the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
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• Bombardier is a rank used in artillery units in the armies of Commonwealth countries instead of Corporal. Lance-Bombardier is used instead of Lance-Corporal.
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• A bombardier (French for "bomberman"), in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force, or a bomb aimer, in the Royal Air Force ...
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• Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942, at Valcourt in the ...
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• A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs; a non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr; An artilleryman; a gunner; A bombardier beetle
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• An enclosed passenger vehicle, propelled over snow and ice by caterpillar tracks and steered by skis

Septicemic (5.1.2009)

Definitions of Septicemic on the Web:

• characteristic of septicemia; "a septicemic temperature curve"
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• septicemia - blood poisoning: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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• Septicemia - Sepsis is a serious medical condition characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS) caused by infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response to microbes in the blood. The related layman's term is blood poisoning.
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• septicemia - A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever
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• The presence of bacteria in the blood.
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