Slowburn

Words.... Don't know if this page is necessary™ - but I've thought about it 3 times, and that's enough for me.

Words I've learned, looked up, or used lately.

sop·o·rif·ic   
adj.

   1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
   2. Drowsy.

crapulous 3/13/03

crap·u·lence n.

1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.
2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance.

paranoid 8/26/02

adj.

1.Relating to, characteristic of, or affected with paranoia.
2.Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others

neurosis 8/26/02

n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

aspirate 04/02

tr.v. as·pi·rat·ed, as·pi·rat·ing, as·pi·rates

1.Linguistics.
a.To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.
b.To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.
2.To draw (something) into the lungs; inhale.
3.Medicine. To remove (liquids or gases) by means of a suction device.

nexus 03/25

1.A means of connection; a link or tie
2.A connected series or group.
3.The core or center.

purloin 03/25

v. purloined, purloining, purloins
v. tr. To steal, often in a violation of trust. See Synonyms at steal.
v. intr. To commit theft.

pilfer 03/19

v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers

To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal.
v. intr. To steal or filch

filch 03/19

To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.

furtive 03/19

adj.
1.Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
2.Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty

propensity 03/13

n. pl. pro·pen·si·ties
An innate inclination; a tendency. See Synonyms at predilection.

edify 03/12

To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

bode 03/07

\Bode\, n. 1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]

egregious 03/06

adj.
Conspicuously bad or offensive.

clandestine 03/05

adj.
Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

abscond 03/05

1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.

collusion 03/05

\Col*lu"sion\, n. [L. collusio: cf. F. collusion. See Collude.] 1. A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning.
The foxe, maister of collusion. --Spenser.
That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. --Atterbury.
By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the collusion of both, the ware was bad and the price excessive. --Swift.
2. (Law) An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain an object forbidden by law. --Bouvier. Abbott.

conjoin

Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join -- more at YOKE
Date: 14th century
transitive senses : to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose
intransitive senses : to join together for a common purpose

deleterious

Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek dElEtErios, from dEleisthai to hurt
Date: 1643
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way <deleterious effects>
<deleterious to health>