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LEIGHANN'S WORD OF THE DAY: PETTIFOG

03/06/2012

WOTD: pettifog (PET-ee-fog) verb: To bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. || When fog doesn’t get promoted to cloud level.

03/03/2012

WOTD: Apollonian (ap-uh-LOH-nee-uhn) adjective: Serene; harmonious; disciplined; well-balanced. || Of or pertaining to Apollonia 6.

03/01/2012

WOTD: adulation (aj-uh-LAY-shun) noun: excessive or slavish admiration or flattery. || The art of saying goodbye in French.

02/27/2012

WOTD: vade mecum (vay-dee-MEE-kum) noun: a book for ready reference: manual || Darth Vader's Latin name.

02/24/2012

WOTD: palladium (puh-LAY-dee-uhm) noun: 1. A safeguard. 2. A rare, silvery-white metal. || A popular NYC nightclub. #youeitherrememberoryoudont

02/24/2012

WOTD: vilipend (vil-UH-pend) To regard or treat as of little value or account. || Post 9/11 Constitutional rights. #theterroristswon

02/23/2012

WOTD: abnegate (AB-nih-gayt) verb: deny, renounce. || The magic word to open a closed gate.

02/22/2012

WOTD: Dionysian: (dy-uh-NISH-uhn, -NIS-ee-uhn) adjective: Uninhibited; undisciplined; spontaneous; wild; orgiastic. || The 80s.

02/21/2012

WOTD: elixir \ih-LIK-ser\ noun: a medicinal concoction || How a British boy eats an ice cream cone.

02/16/2012

WOTD: propinquity\pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\noun: nearness of blood : kinship || The propensity to think you're witty after drinking a pint.