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comminate
nov
1
2010
comminate : To threaten with divine punishment; to curse.
hagiolatry
oct
28
2010
hagiolatry : 1. The worship of saints. 2. Treating someone with undue reverence.
gamboge
oct
13
2010
gamboge : 1. A strong yellow color. 2. A gum resin obtained from the sap of trees of the genus Garcinia, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
today’s wwftd is… parachronism
oct
12
2010
today’s parachronism : worthless word for the day is: parachronism [fr. Gk para- beyond + kronos, time] /pa RAK ruh niz uhm/ an error in chronology; esp. the placing of an event