Monday, September 17, 2007

Word Gathering (Again)

abjure
1 a: to renounce upon oath / b: to reject solemnly
2: to abstain from: avoid

adjure
1: to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse
2: to urge or advise earnestly

vitreous
2: of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of glass

priapic
Etymology: Latin priapus lecher, from Priapus
1: phallic
2: relating to or preoccupied with virility or male sexual excitement

apposite
: highly pertinent or appropriate : apt

plangent
1: having a loud reverberating sound
2: having an expressive and especially plaintive quality

vatic
: prophetic, oracular

apotropaic
:
designed to avert evil

descant
2: discourse or comment on a theme

chthonic
of or relating to the undeworld

equanimity
Etymology: Latin aequanimitas, from aequo animo with even mind

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