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To: KevRupert who wrote (9)	3/3/2001 10:25:46 PM
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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.