Nov 28, 2009

fouetté

noun • a quick shift of direction of the upper body, performed with one leg extended.

From French fouetter (to whip).

Posted by inky 30 notes

Nov 26, 2009
Vocabulary card by Raynor.

Vocabulary card by Raynor.

Posted by tristn 77 notes

Nov 21, 2009

nod-crafty

adjective • nodding with an air of wisdom.

Posted by inky 37 notes

Nov 17, 2009

insulse

adjective • insipid, dull, stupid

From Latin insulsus: in- ‘not’ + salsus ‘salted’.

Posted by tristn 27 notes

Nov 15, 2009

laniate

verb • to tear in pieces

Posted by tristn 84 notes

Nov 6, 2009

aposiopesis

noun • /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpi:sɪs/ • an abrupt breaking-off in speech (rhetoric device)

From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiopesis), from αποσιωπαν (aposiopan, “be silent”).

Posted by kbkarma 68 notes

Nov 5, 2009

badinage

noun • /bad-NAHZH, BAD-nahzh/ • banter

Posted by eush 29 notes

Nov 4, 2009

floke mowthede

adjective • Having a mouth like a flounder

Posted by ragbag 48 notes

Oct 22, 2009

felsh

verb • to renovate a hat.

Posted by ragbag 74 notes

Oct 21, 2009

vagile

adjective • /ˈvædʒɪl/ • wandering; vagrant; free to move about.

Posted by eush 66 notes