Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Sluice

Sluice ~ (old French) a flow of water that is controlled by a gate.

Slipshod

Slipshod ~ (late 16th century) Careless; done in a sloppy way without attention to detail.

Citadel

Citadel ~ ( Latin, 'city') a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge. A defending body, an organization or institution that strongly defends a particular way of life or principle.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Curt

Curt ~ (Latin, 'curtus' cut short) Rudely brief, abrupt. Terse, using few words.

Mondial

Mondial ~ (French, 'monde') Relating to or involving the entire world.