Saturday, November 14, 2009

Some words I found while reading

Innumerable- Too numerous to be counted; numberless

Pharmaceutical- pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists

Cursory- going rapidly over something, without noticing details

Hindsight- Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred

Prodigious- Impressively great in size, force, or extent

Eerie- affected with superstitious fear

Expurgated- to amend by removing words, passages, etc.

Interim- An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another

Capita- any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone

Murmurs-a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices

Misnomers- an error in naming a person or thing

Yearningly- deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

Amapola-poppy

Delinquents- failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation

Infinitesimal- indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute

Azalea- Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers

Agitation- Also called psychomotor agitation. psychological and physical restlessness, manifested by pacing, hand-wringing, or other activity, sometimes occurring as a symptom of severe depression, schizophrenia, or other mental disorder

Enormity- outrageous or heinous character

Jubilant- showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant

Interrogation-To examine by questioning formally or officially

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