Defer- Defer- 11 :: put off, delay put off, delay22 :: to postpone induction of (a person) into military to postpone induction of (a person) into military

serviceservice 3:3: to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respectgovernance usually through deference or respect

Samuel RossSamuel Ross

EffaceEfface to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; also : to cause to vanish 

 to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous

OR:

"efface." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.

Merriam-Webster Online. 2 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/efface>

"Erasing a Target Drive." Mac Forensics Lab. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.macforensicslab.com/ProductsAndServices/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=245&zenid=835f9bfd4c4d9bb7eb1c9691cadb63fc>

The hard ground began to efface the fibers off the peach pit, creating a ring.

Caitlin R.

FESTOONA decorative chain or strip hanging between two points; a carved, modled,or painted ornament representing a decorative chain

Carla hung the festoon between the door of the classroom and the entrance to the school.

By: Alexis Eason

"Festoon." Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield: Merriam-webster,incorporated, 2003. 463. Print.

40'' White. Photograph. Oogalights.com. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.oogalights.com/Pre-Lit-Christmas-Trees/181308-40-Inch-White-Festoon-Garland-String-Light-Clear-Bulbs.jpg>.

DOTAGE“A state or period of senile decay

marked by decline of mental poise and alertness”

noun

"dotage." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 4 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dotage>

"Cranky old lady | Royalty Free Stock Photo Image | iStockphoto.com." Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. <http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-343983-cranky-old-lady.php>.

"Untitled Document." St. Olaf CollegeA private liberal arts college of the Lutheran church in Minnesota. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. <http://www.stolaf.edu/people/murphye/map%20project/laughing.html>.

Abby Hylton

The old man’s dotage worried his family.

Transient Adjective

“not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.”

"Transient | Definition of Transient at Dictionary.com:." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transient>.

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

"It creeps up my spine and haunts me through the night." Sneakers on knickers. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. <http://aliyapapaya.blogspot.com/2009/08/it-creeps-up-my-spine-and-haunts-me.html>.

The transient obsession with Brooks ended when Chase came to town. (Compliments of Madison)

PONDEROUS• By: Ian Hawkes

Definition: HAVING GREAT WEIGHT

"Sutton." Swongle Home Page. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://swongle.com/holiday.htm>.

"Ponderous | Definition of Ponderous at Dictionary.com:." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ponderous>.

"Kids and demands." Cherry me. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://cherrykillsme.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/kids-and-the-general-fear-of-being-hungry/>.

Sarah Schellpeper

“1 a : Expending or bestowing profusely 

2 a : Expended or produced in abundance b : Marked by profusion or

excess”

"lavish." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 2 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lavish>

SSIP. Picture of Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren. Digital image. SSIP. SSIP.net. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ssip.net/manufacturers/mercedes/model/mercedes-benz-mclaren-slr/>.

Glennon. Image of 50 Cent's house. Digital image. Http://momastery.blogspot.com. Blogspot.com, 27 Oct. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://momastery.blogspot.com/2009/10/great-outdoors.html>

The man lavishly spent his riches, for he desired a large abode and a exceptionally luxurious sports car.

Sublime

“1 : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form2 [French sublimer, from Latin

sublimare] a

(1) : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2) : to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b : to convert (something

inferior) into something of higher worth”

David Arczynski

"Face blurs in every photo!" Paranormal magizine. Paranormal magazine. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.paranormalmagazine.co.uk/category/news/news-ghosts-hauntings/>.

"sublime." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 2 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublime>

The ghost appeared sublimly through the wall.

The sublime music filled my soul.

1.capable of being touched or felt 2.easily perceptible 3.easily

perceptible by the mind

"palpable." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.

Merriam-Webster Online. 8 February 2010

<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palpable

>

By: Chad Hartman

Paddlesports. "Ipod touch as an Iphone." Get your fix. 10 Sept. 2009. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://readyandreach.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/ipod-touch-as-an-iphone/

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Importune

1. Adjective: Importunate: troublesomely urgent

2. Verb: 1 a : to press or urge with troublesome persistence b archaic : to request or beg for urgently2 : annoy, trouble

3. Intransitive verb : to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely

"importune." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.

Merriam-Webster Online. 7 February 2010

<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/importune>

"opportune." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.

Merriam-Webster Online. 7 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opp

ortune>

Begging. Digital image. Www.bbc.co.uk. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4410700

0/jpg/_44107011_beggar_getty_416.jpg>.

Wan

"Wan | Definition of Wan at Dictionary.com:." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wan>.

1. of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color

2. showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness, etc.

World Life Centre. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. <http://www.worldlifecentre.com/index.php>.

Sentient

•“responsive to or conscious of sense impressions • finely sensitive in perception or feeling”

"sentient." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 7 February 2010

<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentient>

Digital image. Featurepics.com. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <http://www.featurepics.com/online/Sniffing-Dog-1007854.aspx>.

Lee StephensThe dog’s sentient sense of smell led the K9 police team to the killer.

Digital image. Thechows.com. 31 Jan. 2002. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <http://thechows.com/funstuff_personalpages_michael_deborahgibsonstuff_michael_meets_deborah.htm>.

to make evident or certain by showing or displaying "manifest.

" Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 7 February 2010

<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifest>

Manifest

Photograph. Picture of barrack obama. Manifest. Web. <arrestedmotion.com>.

Precipitous Precipitous

1: Hasty 1: Hasty 2 :2 : very steep,  very steep,

perpendicular, or perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall overhanging in rise or fall

"Precipitous." Merriam webster. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precipitous>.

"Hasty." Wikimedia. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Label_for_dangerous_goods_-_class_4.2.svg/432px-Label_for_dangerous_goods_-_class_4.2.svg.png>

Perpetual ocean. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.perpetualocean.com/tetherdcow/cowimage/SGMcliffwalk.jpg>.

His precipitous actions were fatal.

I reined my horse to the precipitous I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down - dwelling, and gazed down -

Trepidation

1. a tremulous motion : tremor2. timorous uncertain agitation : apprehension

"trepidation." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 8 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trepidation>

Roller Coaster. Digital image. The Sun Blog. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.thesunblog.com/sports/roller%2520coaster.jpg>.

To win, we must face the essay with trepidation.

Erin O'Connell

such as is or might be caused by nervousness

or shakiness; easily shaken or disordered;

characterized by trembling

"tremulous." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 8 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremulous>

Source: Clip Art

"THURSDAY THEME SONG: SHAGGY & SCOOBY-DOO." Animated Toast. 12 Oct. 2006. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://animatedtoast.blogspot.com/2006/10/thursday-theme-song-shaggy-scooby-doo.html>.

The tremulous dog, Scooby Doo, became afraid when he heard a unusual noise from the dark room.

Kevin Holder

Anomalous

1. inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular, unusual

2. a) of uncertain nature or classification b) marked by incongruity or contradiction : paradoxical

"anomalous." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anomalous>

Flower Field. Digital image. The Femininity Coach. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://www.thefemininitycoach.com/>.

The Pinnale of the Human Condition. Digital image. The Noble Mind. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/writing/Noble.html>.

Abby Stephens

affinity1. “relationship by

marriage”2. a : “sympathy

marked by community of interest b : an attraction to or liking for something”

Same Day Marriage. Web. 5 Feb. 2010. <http://www.samedaymarriage.com/marriage/images/marriage5.jpg>.

Affinity. Merriam Webster. Web. 5 Feb. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affinity>.

Monique Guraya

Where Students Can't Hug. Time, 13 Nov. 2007. Web. 7 Feb. 2010. <http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683668,00.html>.

The young girl felt a strong affinity for her little puppy.

• “…an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven, but which had reeked up from the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn - a pestilent and mystic vapor, dull, sluggish, faintly discernible, and leaden-hued.”

Munificent

very liberal in giving or bestowing

Zoë had a very munificent aunt show up at our Christmas celebration and give her 300 dollars!

"munificent." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 8 February 2010

<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/munificent>

 Man with Lottery Check. Digital image. Louisiana Lottery.

Louisiana Lottery Corporation, 3 Apr. 2007. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.louisianalottery.com/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=1&articleID=155&navID=17>.

Spaghetti and Meatballs Cake. Digital image. Oddity Central. Spooky, 30 June 2009. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/spaghetti-and-meetbals-cake.html>.

Pertinacity

“1 a: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b: perversely persistent”

Pertinacity - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 08 Feb. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertinacity>.

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Inordinate 1. Archaic : Disorderly, Unregulated2. Exceeding reasonable limits: immoderate

Jared Levesque

"inordinate." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inordinate>

The man had an inordinate appetite.

Adjective

"World's Largest Food." John Doe's Blog. 27 Sept. 2008. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://wearestjohns.com/worlds-largest-food.html>.

• “….a finely moulded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than web-like softness and tenuity ; these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, made up altogether a countenance not easily to be forgotten.”

Prolixity:Prolixity:11 :: unduly prolonged or unduly prolonged or drawn out drawn out :: too long too long

22 :: marked by or using an excess marked by or using an excess

of wordsof words The prolixity of his sentence was astounding.The prolixity of his sentence was astounding.

"prolixity." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolixity>

Prolix Math Equatiom. Digital image. About Fermilab. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://history.fnal.gov/GoldenBooks/gb_chan

drasekhar.html>.

Patrick Tahey

“…“…for, in truth, there is little in its uncouth for, in truth, there is little in its uncouth and unimaginative prolixity which could and unimaginative prolixity which could have had interest for the lofty and spiritual have had interest for the lofty and spiritual ideality of my friend.”ideality of my friend.”

Insipid Adjective

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

"Insipid | Definition of Insipid at Dictionary.com:." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/insipid>.

Natalia Skeba

During the concert, the band sung a song which was rather insipid.

"2008 February 01." Ya Flamin Galah!!! Web. 05 Feb. 2010. <http://yaflamingalah.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/>.

"Tree Animation Sequence." Larabird Art. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. <http://laracannon.blogspot.com/2009/08/tree-animation-sequence.html>.

• “He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses ; the most insipid food was alone endurable; he could wear only garments of certain texture ; the odors of all flowers were oppressive ; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light ; and there were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror.”

AppellationAddie Rodes

1 : an identifying name or title : designation

2 archaic : the act of calling by a name

3 : a geographical name (as of a region, village, or vineyard) under which a winegrower is authorized to identify and market wine; also : the area designated by such a name

"appellation." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appellation>

Cafepress. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://images7.cafepress.com/product/282223607v4_225x225_Front.jpg>.

Maison Louis Jardon. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://www.louisjadot.com/en/wine/image/rully.jpg>.

Pervade

“to become diffused throughout every part of”

"pervade." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pervade>

The blue dye pervaded throughout the glass of water.

"Dye In Water photo - Charles Jones photos at pbase.com." PBase.com. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. <http://www.pbase.com/charlesj68/image/46667745>.

Amanda Bennett

• “An irrepressible tremor gradually pervaded my frame.”

1 : into parts <torn asunder>2 : apart from each other in position <wide asunder>

"asunder." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.Merriam-Webster Online. 9 February 2010<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asunder>

"Charles Taylor ::." Scrutiny Hooligans. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. <http://scrutinyhooligans.us/category/local/charles-taylor/>.

Maddie Norsworthy

The poor animal, innocently wandering the foggy moor, was torn asunder by the blood thirsty beast searching for its prey.

ASUNDER

Gossamer“something light, delicate,

or in insubstantial”

Adjective

Butterfly on an Orange Bush. Digital image. All the Pages Are My Days. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://www.allthepages.org/archives/2006/04/transparent-butterflies>. Dandelion. Digital image. Shutter Stock Images. Shutter Stock. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-627140/stock-photo-a-dandelion-gone-to-seed.html>. "Gossamer - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossamer>.

Megan Killilea

Jeremy did not see the gossamer cobweb clinging to casement, so heJumped in fright