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Dancing Literary Art
Enhancing the picture with the use of words
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Patter Song
Patter Song
~ Comical song sung rapidly that consists of words sung together in rapid succession.
Equaimity
Equanimity
~ (Latin,
'equal mind'
) A calm temperament, eveness of temper even when under stress.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Obstreperous
Obstreperous
~ (Latin, literally
'rattling against'
) Noisily and agressively boisterous, strongly objecting to something or refusing to be controlled.
Swot
Swot
~ (Scottish) A period of hard study, intense study especially for an examination.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Operuse
Operuse
~ (Latin) Taxing, requiring alot of effort, busy, active or hard working.
Macadam
Macadam
~ (Scottish) A smooth hard road surface made from small broken pieces of stone usually mixed with tar or asphalt in compressed layers (so goes the heart)
Pristine
Pristine
~ (Latin) Immaculate, so clean and neat as to look as good as new. Unspoiled, not yet ruined by human encroachment.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Algophobia
Algophobia
~ An usually intense fear of pain.
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