Word of the day:
1) dissimulate \dih-SIM-yuh-layt\, transitive verb:
To conceal under a false appearance.
2) histrionic \his-tree-ON-ik\, adjective:
1. Of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater; befitting a theater; theatrical. 2. Overly dramatic; deliberately affected.
3) confrere \KAHN-frair; kahn-FRAIR\, noun: A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague; an intimate associate.
4) supine \soo-PYN; SOO-pyn\, adjective: 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward. 2. Indolent; listless; inactive; mentally or morally lethargic.
5) conflagration \kahn-fluh-GRAY-shun\, noun: 1. A large and destructive fire; a general burning. 2. Something like a conflagration; conflict; war.
6) plenipotentiary \plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee; -shuh-ree\,
adjective: Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.
7) succor \SUH-kur\, noun: 1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. 2. The person or thing that brings relief.
8) piebald \PY-bald\, adjective: 1. Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled. 2. Mixed; composed of incongruous parts.
9) mollify \MAH-luh-fy\, transitive verb: 1. To pacify; to soothe or calm in temper or disposition. 2. To reduce in intensity; to temper; to assuage. 3. To soften; to reduce the rigidity of; as, to mollify the ground. |
