http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/ Feed your mind. Copyright 2003 Jeff Cheney Sun, 25 May 2003 21:49:11 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Radio UserLand v8.0.8 radio@cyberviewer.com radio@cyberviewer.com rssUpdates 5 60 http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/05/25.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/05/25.html" title="\luh-SIV-ee-uhs\, adjective: 1. Lewd; lustful. 2. Tending to arouse sexual desires.">lascivious</a> <br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/05/25.html#a2106 Sun, 25 May 2003 20:15:33 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://ican.editthispage.com/2003/05/08 [From Thursday] I'm off on a new, offline, adventure for the next four days. I'll be around, but I probably won't have much time to post anything. Frankly, I'll be lucky if I can keep up on my reading for the next few days...<br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://ican.editthispage.com/">Jeff's Weblog</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/05/11.html#a2105 Sun, 11 May 2003 09:37:55 GMT Jeff's Weblog http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/29.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <strong><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/29.html">lacuna</a></strong> &#92;luh-KYOO-nuh&#92;, noun; plural lacunae &#92;luh-KYOO-nee&#92; or lacunas: <ol> <li>A blank space; a missing part; a gap.</li> <li>(Biology) A small opening, depression, or cavity in an anatomical structure.</li> </ol> <span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/29.html#a2093 Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:07:39 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/28.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/28.html" title="\sar-TOR-ee-uhl\, adjective: 1. Of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring. 2. Of or relating to clothing, or style or manner of dress. 3. [Anatomy] Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.">sartorial</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/28.html#a2092 Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:38:06 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/27.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/27.html" title="\oo-TRAY\, adjective: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.">outre</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/27.html#a2091 Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:43:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/23.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/23.html" title="\NON-ij; NOH-nij\, noun: 1. The time of life before a person becomes legally of age. 2. A period of youth or immaturity.">nonage</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/23.html#a2090 Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:13:11 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/21.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/21.html" title="\MAYL-struhm\, noun: 1. A large, powerful, or destructive whirlpool. 2. Something resembling a maelstrom; a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs.">maelstrom</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/21.html#a2088 Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:42:06 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/18.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/18.html" title="\trep-uh-DAY-shuhn\, noun: 1. [Archaic] An involuntary trembling; quaking; quivering. 2. A state of dread or alarm; nervous agitation; apprehension; fright.">trepidation</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/18.html#a2087 Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:49:21 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/16.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/16.html" title="\su-SUHR-uhs\, noun: A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.">susurrus</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/16.html#a2086 Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:51:15 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/15.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/15.html" title="\UHM-brij\, noun: 1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. 2. a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. 3. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.">umbrage</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/15.html#a2085 Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:34:56 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/14.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/14.html" title="\TMEE-sis\, noun: In grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word, now generally done for humorous effect; for example, &quot;what place soever&quot; instead of &quot;whatsoever place,&quot; or &quot;abso-bloody-lutely.&quot;">tmesis</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/14.html#a2083 Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:43:59 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/13.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/13.html" title="\KON-frair\, noun: A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague; a comrade; an intimate associate.">confrere</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/13.html#a2082 Mon, 14 Apr 2003 02:23:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/12.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/12.html" title="\BIV-wak, BIV-uh-wak\, noun: An encampment for the night, usually under little or no shelter. intransitive verb: To encamp for the night, usually under little or no shelter.">bivouac</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/12.html#a2081 Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:05:19 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/10.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/10.html" title="\NOY-sum\, adjective: 1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome. 2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting.">noisome</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/10.html#a2079 Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:55:16 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/09.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/09.html" title="\uh-SIJ-oo-uhs\, adjective: 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive. 2. Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, &quot;assiduous labor.&quot;">assiduous</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/09.html#a2075 Wed, 09 Apr 2003 22:22:51 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/08.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/08.html" title="\EK-wuh-buhl; EE-kwuh-\, adjective: 1. Equal and uniform; not varying. 2. Not easily disturbed; not variable or changing -- said of the feelings, temper, etc.">equable</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/08.html#a2073 Tue, 08 Apr 2003 09:51:24 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/07.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/07.html" title="\sen-SOR-ee-uhs\, adjective: 1. Tending to blame, condemn, or criticize; harshly critical. 2. Implying or expressing harsh criticism or disapproval; as, &quot;censorious remarks.&quot;">censorious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/07.html#a2072 Mon, 07 Apr 2003 19:04:41 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/06.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/06.html" title="\EK-spluh-kayt\, transitive verb: To explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity.">explicate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/06.html#a2070 Sun, 06 Apr 2003 20:26:18 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/05.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/05.html" title="\plih-BEE-uhn\, adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people. 2. Of or pertaining to the common people. 3. Vulgar; common; crude or coarse in nature or manner. noun: 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome; opposed to patrician. 2. One of the common people or lower classes. 3. A coarse, crude, or vulgar person.">plebeian</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/05.html#a2069 Sat, 05 Apr 2003 17:36:15 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/04.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/04.html" title="\SUR-kuhm-spekt\, adjective: Marked by attention to all circumstances and probable consequences; cautious; prudent.">circumspect</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/04.html#a2068 Fri, 04 Apr 2003 08:12:21 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/03.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/03.html" title="\sten-TOR-ee-uhn\, adjective: Extremely loud.">stentorian</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/03.html#a2065 Thu, 03 Apr 2003 08:07:48 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/02.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/02.html" title="\MIN-uh-tor-ee\, adjective: Threatening; menacing.">minatory</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/02.html#a2060 Wed, 02 Apr 2003 17:14:03 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/01.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/04/01.html" title="\shih-KAY-nuh-ree\, noun: 1. The use of trickery or sophistry to deceive (as in matters of law). 2. A trick; a subterfuge.">chicanery</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/04/01.html#a2058 Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:19:24 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/31.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/31.html" title="\in-VID-ee-uhs\, adjective: 1. Tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will. 2. Containing or implying a slight. 3. Envious.">invidious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/31.html#a2055 Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:11:34 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/30.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/30.html" title="\brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\, adjective: Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.">Brobdingnagian</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/30.html#a2053 Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:00:13 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/29.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/29.html" title="\VUR-bee-ij\, noun: 1. An overabundance of words; wordiness. 2. Manner or style of expression; diction.">verbiage</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/29.html#a2049 Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:28:57 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/28.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/28.html" title="\mis-NO-muhr\, noun: 1. The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment. 2. Any misnaming of a person or thing; also, a wrong or inapplicable name or designation.">misnomer</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/28.html#a2046 Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:40:38 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/26.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/26.html" title="\ek-spuh-DISH-uhs\, adjective: Characterized by or acting with speed and efficiency.">expeditious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/26.html#a2041 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:02:07 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/23.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/23.html" title="\kuhn-SPEK-tuhs\, noun: 1. A general sketch or survey of a subject. 2. A synopsis; an outline.">conspectus</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/23.html#a2037 Sun, 23 Mar 2003 23:35:56 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/22.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/22.html" title="\in-uh-NISH-uhn\, noun: 1. The condition or quality of being empty. 2. Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment. 3. Lack of vitality or spirit.">inanition</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/22.html#a2036 Sun, 23 Mar 2003 06:52:41 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/19.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/19.html" title="\DY-uh-dem\, noun: 1. A crown. 2. An ornamental headband worn (as by Eastern monarchs) as a badge of royalty. 3. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. transitive verb: To adorn with a diadem; to crown.">diadem</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/19.html#a2034 Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:53:36 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/18.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/18.html" title="\TREN-chuhr-muhn\, noun: A hearty eater.">trencherman</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/18.html#a2033 Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:01:14 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/16.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/16.html" title="\prih-PON-duh-rayt\, intransitive verb: 1. To exceed in weight. 2. To incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; to be weighed down. 3. To exceed in influence, power, importance, number, amount, etc.">preponderate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/16.html#a2030 Sun, 16 Mar 2003 08:54:03 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/15.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/15.html" title="\bih-NIG-nuhnt\, adjective: 1. Kind; gracious. 2. Beneficial; favorable.">benignant</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/15.html#a2029 Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:41:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/10.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/10.html" title="\LIM\, transitive verb: 1. To depict by drawing or painting. 2. To portray in words; to describe.">limn</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/10.html#a2028 Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:33:14 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/07.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/07.html" title="\SKRAB-uhl\, intransitive verb: 1. To scrape or scratch with the hands or feet. 2. To struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching. 3. To proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble. 4. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. transitive verb: 1. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on or over. 2. To make or obtain by scraping together hastily. noun: 1. The act or an instance of scrabbling. 2. A scribble.">scrabble</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/07.html#a2027 Fri, 07 Mar 2003 21:38:20 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/04.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/04.html" title="\VOH-tuh-ree\, noun: 1. One who is devoted, given, or addicted to some particular pursuit, subject, study, or way of life. 2. A devoted admirer. 3. A devout adherent of a religion or cult. 4. A dedicated believer or advocate.">votary</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/04.html#a2026 Tue, 04 Mar 2003 18:32:53 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/03.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/03/03.html" title="\STOR-mee-PET-ruhl\, noun: 1. Any of various small sea birds of the family Hydrobatidae, having dark plumage with paler underparts; also called storm petrel. 2. One who brings discord or strife, or appears at the onset of trouble.">stormy petrel</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/03/03.html#a2025 Mon, 03 Mar 2003 19:48:43 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/25.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/25.html" title="\gran-DEE\, noun: 1. A man of elevated rank or station. 2. In Spain or Portugal, a nobleman of the first rank.">grandee</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/25.html#a2024 Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:09:42 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/24.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/24.html" title="\ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih-\, adjective: 1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic. 2. Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.">chimerical</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/24.html#a2023 Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:28:21 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/23.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/23.html" title="\SAU; SUHF\, intransitive verb: To make a soft, low sighing or rustling sound, as the wind. noun: A soft, low rustling or sighing sound.">sough</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/23.html#a2022 Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:31:55 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/21.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/21.html" title="\uh-GRES\, intransitive verb: To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to make an attack.">aggress</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/21.html#a2021 Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:36:14 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/20.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/20.html" title="\goh-shuh-REE\, noun: 1. A socially awkward or tactless act. 2. Lack of tact; boorishness; awkwardness.">gaucherie</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/20.html#a2020 Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:05:45 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/19.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/19.html" title="\uhp-BRAYD\, transitive verb: To scold or criticize harshly.">upbraid</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/19.html#a2019 Thu, 20 Feb 2003 06:14:32 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/12.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/12.html" title="\WAY-lay\, transitive verb: 1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. 2. To approach or stop (someone) unexpectedly.">waylay</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/12.html#a2018 Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:06:37 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/10.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/10.html" title="\PLAY-kayt; PLAK-ayt\, transitive verb: To appease; to pacify, especially by making concessions.">placate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/10.html#a2015 Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:45:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/09.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/09.html" title="\OB-duh-rit; -dyuh-\, adjective: 1. a. Hardened in wrongdoing; stubbornly wicked. b. Hardened in feelings; hard-hearted. 2. Resistant to persuasion; unyielding. 3. Hard; harsh; rugged; rough.">obdurate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/09.html#a2014 Sun, 09 Feb 2003 19:23:59 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/06.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/06.html" title="\RIK-tuhs\, noun: 1. The gape of the mouth, as of birds. 2. A gaping grin or grimace.">rictus</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/06.html#a2013 Thu, 06 Feb 2003 14:49:03 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/05.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/05.html" title="\im-BROHL-yoh\, noun: 1. A complicated and embarrassing state of things. 2. A confused or complicated disagreement or misunderstanding. 3. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. 4. A confused mass; a tangle.">imbroglio</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/05.html#a2009 Wed, 05 Feb 2003 15:58:24 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/04.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/04.html" title="\ra-POR; ruh-\, noun: Relation; especially relation characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual trust.">rapport</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/04.html#a2008 Wed, 05 Feb 2003 03:26:00 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/03.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/03.html" title="\NEE-uh-fyt\, noun: 1. A new convert or proselyte. 2. A novice; a beginner in anything.">neophyte</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/03.html#a2006 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 15:20:24 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/02.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/02.html" title="\pruh-POWND\, transitive verb: To offer for consideration; to put forward; to propose.">propound</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/02.html#a2005 Sun, 02 Feb 2003 19:16:05 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/01.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/02/01.html" title="\in-truh-SPEK-shuhn\, noun: The act or process of self-examination; contemplation of one's own thoughts and feelings; a looking inward.">introspection</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/02/01.html#a2004 Sat, 01 Feb 2003 15:41:58 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/30.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/30.html" title="\KAV-uhl\, intransitive verb: To raise trivial or frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. transitive verb: To raise trivial objections to. noun: A trivial or frivolous objection.">cavil</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/30.html#a2002 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:29:21 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/26.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/26.html" title="\meel-YUH; meel-YOO\, noun; plural milieus or milieux \-(z)\: Environment; setting.">milieu</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/26.html#a1999 Sun, 26 Jan 2003 08:36:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/25.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/25.html" title="\kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us\, adjective: Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.">consanguineous</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/25.html#a1997 Sat, 25 Jan 2003 08:49:20 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/22.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/22.html" title="\RIZ-uh-buhl\, adjective: 1. Capable of laughing; disposed to laugh. 2. Exciting or provoking laughter; worthy of laughter; laughable; amusing. 3. Relating to, connected with, or used in laughter; as, &quot;risible muscles.&quot;">risible</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/22.html#a1995 Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:40:28 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/21.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/21.html" title="\eye-TIN-uhr-uhnt\, adjective: Passing or traveling from place to place; wandering. noun: One who travels from place to place.">itinerant</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/21.html#a1992 Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:38:42 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/20.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/20.html" title="\GLAU-uhr\, intransitive verb: To look or stare angrily or with a scowl. noun: An angry or scowling look or stare.">glower</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/20.html#a1990 Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:51:46 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/19.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/19.html" title="\in-VET-uhr-it\, adjective: 1. Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing. 2. Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.">inveterate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/19.html#a1989 Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:06:51 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/18.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/18.html" title="\ap-uh-RISH-uhn\, noun: 1. A ghost; a specter; a phantom. 2. The thing appearing; the sudden or unexpected appearance of something or somebody. 3. The act of becoming visible; appearance. 4. (Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.">apparition</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/18.html#a1987 Sat, 18 Jan 2003 15:37:56 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/17.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/17.html" title="\FOP\, noun: A man who is overly concerned with or vain about his dress and appearance; a dandy.">fop</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/17.html#a1985 Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:38:32 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/16.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/16.html" title="\ab-STEE-mee-uhs\, adjective: 1. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent. 2. Sparingly used or consumed; used with temperance or moderation. 3. Marked by or spent in abstinence.">abstemious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/16.html#a1984 Thu, 16 Jan 2003 07:51:31 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2003/01/14#When:5:17:59PM <a href="http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2003/01/14#When:5:17:59PM">Dave Winer</a>: There is something ridiculously pathetic about <a href="http://www.gawker.com/03/01/003251.html">people</a> <a href="http://www.nickdenton.org/archives/003197.html">who</a> trash SF to help them feel justified in living in NY.<br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://www.scripting.com/">Scripting News</a>]</span><br /> <br /> Fortunately most New Yorkers aren't so pathetic. <img alt=";-)" border="0" src="http://static.userland.com/shortcuts/images/qbullets/sidesmiley.gif" /> I've lived in both cities and there's no doubt in my mind that New York is <em>The</em> capital of the world. It is the nexus of the human universe. It is a wonderful place. I would live there again given the right opportunity. But I prefer San Francisco, which is <em>much</em> smaller, far less dense, almost as culturally diverse and much closer to nature. If you've ever been in New York during August, then you gotta love San Francisco's natural air conditioning. http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/15.html#a1982 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:12:20 GMT Scripting News http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/15.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/15.html" title="\RES-tiv\, adjective: 1. Impatient under restriction, delay, coercion, or opposition; resisting control. 2. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn.">restive</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/15.html#a1981 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:58:51 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/14.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/14.html" title="\KWER-uh-luhs; -yuh\, adjective: 1. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining. 2. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining.">querulous</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/14.html#a1980 Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:06:09 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/13.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/13.html" title="\SEJ-uh-luhs\, adjective: 1. Diligent in application or pursuit; steadily industrious. 2. Characterized by or accomplished with care and perseverance.">sedulous</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/13.html#a1979 Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:38:12 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/12.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/12.html" title="\GLOH-ming\, noun: Twilight; dusk.">gloaming</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/12.html#a1976 Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:19:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/11.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/11.html" title="\DUH-juhn\, noun: A state or fit of intense indignation; resentment; ill humor -- often used in the phrase &quot;in high dudgeon.&quot;">dudgeon</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/11.html#a1975 Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:49:04 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/10.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/10.html" title="\LOO-kuhr\, noun: Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.">lucre</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/10.html#a1973 Sat, 11 Jan 2003 03:09:01 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/09.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/09.html" title="\OB-vee-ayt\, transitive verb: To prevent by interception; to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.">obviate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/09.html#a1972 Fri, 10 Jan 2003 01:48:06 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/08.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/08.html" title="\PROV-uh-nuhn(t)s\, noun: Origin; source.">provenance</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/08.html#a1971 Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:52:15 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/07.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/07.html" title="\KWID-nuhngk\, noun: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody.">quidnunc</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/07.html#a1970 Tue, 07 Jan 2003 08:52:17 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/06.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/06.html" title="\suhb-OL-tuhrn; SUHB-uhl-tuhrn\, adjective: 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior. 2. (Chiefly British) Ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain. 3. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. noun: 1. A person holding a subordinate position. 2. (Chiefly British) A commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. 3. (Logic) A subaltern proposition.">subaltern</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/06.html#a1969 Mon, 06 Jan 2003 07:37:39 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/05.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/05.html" title="\NOS-truhm\, noun: 1. A medicine of secret composition and unproven or dubious effectiveness; a quack medicine. 2. A usually questionable remedy or scheme; a cure-all.">nostrum</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/05.html#a1967 Sun, 05 Jan 2003 19:47:29 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/04.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/04.html" title="\fuh-LIS-uh-tuhs\, adjective: 1. Well suited or expressed; appropriate; apt. 2. Pleasant; delightful; marked by happiness or good fortune.">felicitous</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/04.html#a1965 Sat, 04 Jan 2003 15:19:23 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/03.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/03.html" title="\ree-BAR-buh-tiv\, adjective: Serving or tending to irritate or repel.">rebarbative</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/03.html#a1964 Fri, 03 Jan 2003 15:10:43 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/02.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/02.html" title="\MAN(T)S\, noun: 1. A large and imposing residence. 2. The residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman).">manse</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/02.html#a1963 Thu, 02 Jan 2003 10:41:53 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/01.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/01/01.html" title="\SLUHG-uh-bed\, noun: One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.">slugabed</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2003/01/01.html#a1958 Wed, 01 Jan 2003 17:42:48 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/31.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/31.html" title="\KOM-pluh-muhnt\, noun: 1. Something that fills up or completes. 2. The quantity or number required to make up a whole or to make something complete. 3. One of two parts that complete a whole or mutually complete each other; a counterpart. transitive verb: To supply what is lacking; to serve as a complement to; to supplement.">complement</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/31.html#a1956 Tue, 31 Dec 2002 07:39:15 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/30.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/30.html" title="\KWID-ih-tee\, noun: 1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity of a thing. 2. A hairsplitting distinction; a trifling point; a quibble. 3. An eccentricity; an odd feature.">quiddity</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/30.html#a1951 Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:03:06 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/29.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/29.html" title="\G(Y)OO-gaw\, noun: A showy trifle; a trinket; a bauble.">gewgaw</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/29.html#a1948 Sun, 29 Dec 2002 15:26:34 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/28.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/28.html" title="\PYOO-juh-list\, noun: One who fights with the fists; especially, a professional prize fighter; a boxer.">pugilist</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/28.html#a1947 Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:43:36 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/27.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/27.html" title="\kon-uhr-BAY-shuhn\, noun: An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.">conurbation</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/27.html#a1946 Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:45:50 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/26.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/26.html" title="\DOF\, transitive verb: 1. To take off, as an article of clothing. 2. To tip or remove (one's hat). 3. To put aside; to rid oneself of.">doff</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/26.html#a1941 Thu, 26 Dec 2002 12:33:45 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/25.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/25.html" title="\jol-ih-fuh-KAY-shuhn\, noun: Merrymaking; festivity; revelry.">jollification</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/25.html#a1940 Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:43:42 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/24.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/24.html" title="\sub-FUHSK\, adjective: Dark or dull in color; drab, dusky.">subfusc</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/24.html#a1938 Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:18:31 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/23.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/23.html" title="\roh-BUHS-chuhs\, adjective: 1. Boisterous; vigorous. 2. Coarse; rough; crude.">robustious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/23.html#a1935 Mon, 23 Dec 2002 21:50:47 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/21.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/21.html" title="\pruh-PING-kwih-tee\, noun: 1. Nearness in place; proximity. 2. Nearness in time. 3. Nearness of relation; kinship.">propinquity</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/21.html#a1932 Sat, 21 Dec 2002 09:42:10 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/20.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/20.html" title="\KAS-tuh-gayt\, transitive verb: To punish severely; also, to chastise verbally; to rebuke; to criticize severely.">castigate</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/20.html#a1930 Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:23:18 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/18.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/18.html" title="\lu-GOO-bree-uhs; -GYOO-\, adjective: Mournful, often exaggeratedly or affectedly; woeful; gloomy.">lugubrious</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/18.html#a1928 Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:12:03 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/17.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/17.html" title="\suhk-SINGKT\, adjective: Characterized by compressed precise expression with no wasted words; brief; concise.">succinct</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/17.html#a1925 Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:19:45 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/16.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/16.html" title="\KAL-oh\, adjective: Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment.">callow</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/16.html#a1922 Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:11:59 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/15.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/15.html" title="\POZ-it\, transitive verb: 1. To assume as real or conceded. 2. To propose as an explanation; to suggest. 3. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly.">posit</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/15.html#a1921 Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:42:00 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/14.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/14.html" title="\at-l-YAY\, noun: A workshop; a studio.">atelier</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/14.html#a1920 Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:54:20 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/13.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/13.html" title=" \bad-n-AHZH\, noun: Light, playful talk; banter.">badinage</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/13.html#a1919 Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:35:51 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/12.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/12.html" title="\FET-id; FEE-tid\, adjective: Having an offensive smell; stinking.">fetid</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/12.html#a1916 Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:34:31 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/11.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/11.html" title="\yoo-KAYS; -KAYZ; YOO-kays; -kayz\, noun: 1. In imperial Russia, a published proclamation or order having the force of law. 2. Any order or decree issued by an authority; an edict.">ukase</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/11.html#a1914 Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:03:52 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/10.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/10.html" title="\KOH-juhnt\, adjective: Having the power to compel conviction; appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.">cogent</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/10.html#a1908 Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:48:15 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/09.html Dictionary.com Word of the Day: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2002/12/09.html" title="\ir-REF-ruh-guh-buhl\, adjective: Impossible to refute; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.">irrefragable</a><br /><span class="small">[<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/">Dictionary.com Word of the Day</a>]</span> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001018/categories/mind/2002/12/09.html#a1906 Mon, 09 Dec 2002 08:09:48 GMT Dictionary.com Word of the Day