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September 30, 2014

dragonism

n. steady watchfulness Nothing brings out dragonism like a good hoard.

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September 29, 2014

colchicine

n. meadow saffron; autumn crocus; extract of this plant used to treat gout I’m glad gout isn’t so much of a thing anymore, but even more glad there exists colchicine.

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September 2, 2014

Two-Week Hiatus

Vocabulary Comics is on two-week hiatus. I’ll be back Monday, September 15, with more weird words. Until then, please hit the infinity button above for random refresher insanity.

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August 29, 2014

preterite

n. grammatical tense of events that took place in the past; adj. bygone, former; also preterit A presidential candidate must often disavow choices of preterite campaigns.

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August 28, 2014

midinette

n. seamstress or assistant in Parisian clothing shop In anticipation of the sale, Urban Outfitters deployed a squadron of hip and friendly midinettes.