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noun;
1.Suspension; temporary cessation.
Origin:
Abeyance derives from Medieval French abeance, "expectation," from abeer, from a-, "to" (from Latin ad-) + baer, beer, "to gape (at)," from Late Latin batare, "to gape."
Word of the Day 39~~November 8, 2009
Billet \BIL-it\
noun;
1.Lodging for soldiers.
2.An official order directing that a soldier be provided with lodging.
3.A position of employment; a job.
transitive verb:
1.To quarter, or place in lodgings.
2.To serve (a person) with an official order to provide lodging for soldiers.
intransitive verb:
1.To be quartered; to lodge.
Origin:
Billet is from Medieval French billette, from Old French bullette, diminutive of bulle, "a document," from Medieval Latin bulla, "a document."
Word of the Day 40~~November 9, 2009
Fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\
adjective;
1.(Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation.
2.Interchangeable.
noun:
1.Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Usually used in the plural.
Origin:
Fungible comes from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungi (vice), "to perform (in place of)."
Word of the Day 41~~November 10, 2009
Soporific \sop-uh-RIF-ik; soh-puh-\
adjective;
1.Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep.
2.Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy.
noun:
1.A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic
Origin:
Soporific is from French soporifique, from Latin sopor, "a heavy sleep" + -ficus, "-fic," from facere, "to make."
Word of the Day 42~~November 11, 2009
Forfend \for-FEND\
transitive verb;
also forefend
1.a. (Archaic) To prohibit; to forbid.
b. To ward off; to prevent; to avert.
2.To defend; to protect; to preserve.
Origin:
Forfend is from Middle English forfenden, from for-, "for-" + fenden, "to ward off."
Word of the Day 43~~November 12, 2009
Asseverate \uh-SEV-uh-rayt\
transitive verb;
1.To affirm or declare positively or earnestly.
Origin:
Asseverate comes from Latin asseverare, "to assert seriously or earnestly," from ad- + severus, "severe, serious."
Word of the Day 44~~November 13, 2009
Carapace \KAIR-uh-pace\
noun;
1.The thick shell that covers the back of the turtle, the crab, and other animals.
2.Something likened to a shell that serves to protect or isolate from external influence.
Origin:
Carapace comes from French, from Spanish carapacho, itself of uncertain origin.
Word of the Day 45~~November 14, 2009
Quiescent \kwy-ES-uhnt; kwee-\
adjective;
1.Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive.
Origin:
Quiescent derives from the present participle of Latin quiescere, to rest, from quies, rest.
Word of the Day 46~~November 15, 2009
Agog \uh-GOG\
adjective;
1.Full of excitement or interest; in eager desire; eager, keen.
Origin:
Agog derives from Middle French en gogues, "in mirth; lively."
Word of the Day 47~~November 16, 2009
Hoi polloi \hoi-puh-LOI\
noun;
1.The common people generally; the masses.
Origin:
Hoi polloi is Greek for "the many."
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