7/31/11

syc·o·phant

   [sik-uh-fuhnt, -fant, sahy-kuh-] Show IPA

–noun

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

7/30/11

Apolaustic

Ap`o*laus"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to enjoy.] Devoted to enjoyment.

7/29/11

sep·ul·cher

   [sep-uhl-ker] Show IPA

–noun

1.

a tomb, grave, or burial place.

2.

Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical .

a.

a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.

b.

a structure or a recess in some old churches in whichthe Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies onGood Friday and taken out at Easter in commemorationof Christ's entombment and Resurrection.

7/28/11

hard·scrab·ble

   [hahrd-skrab-uhl] Show IPA

–adjective

providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort;demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence ofmountainside farmers.

7/27/11

hoar·y

   [hawr-ee, hohr-ee] Show IPA

–adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.

1.

gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.

2.

ancient or venerable: hoary myths.

3.

tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don't tell that hoaryjoke at dinner again tonight.