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To: KevRupert who wrote (17)	4/10/2001 9:31:59 PM
From: KevRupert	Respond to of 18

Word of the Day (21 - 30): 21) effete \eh-FEET; ih-\, adjective: 1. No longer capable of producing young; infertile; barren; sterile. 2. exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; worn out. 3. Marked by self-indulgence or decadence; degenerate. 4. Overrefined; effeminate. 22) insuperable \in-SOO-pur-uh-bul\, adjective: Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties. 23) overweening \oh-vur-WEE-ning\, adjective: 1. overbearing; arrogant; presumptuous. 2. Excessive; immoderate; exaggerated. 24) fillip \FIL-up\, noun: 1. A snap of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. 2. Something serving to rouse or excite; a stimulus. 3. A trivial addition; an embellishment. 25) apologia \ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh; -juh\, noun: A formal defense or justification, especially of one's opinions, position, or actions. 26) flaneur \flah-NUR\, noun: One who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer. 27) hullabaloo \HUL-uh-buh-loo\, noun: A confused noise; uproar; tumult. 28) distrait \dis-TRAY\, adjective: Divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety. 29) myriad \MIR-ee-ud\, adjective: 1. Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, myriad stars. 2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or aspects. 30) nepotism \NEP-uh-tiz-um\, noun: Favoritism shown to members of one's family, as in business; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim. 31) potboiler \POT-boi-lur\, noun: A usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money.