Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Word Gathering

peignoir
a woman's loose negligee or dressing gown

epigone
an inferior imitator

jejune

1 : lacking nutritive value <jejune diets>
2 : devoid of significance or interest : DULL <jejune lectures>
3 : JUVENILE, PUERILE <jejune reflections on life and art>
synonym see INSIPID

instantiate
to represent (an abstraction) by a concrete instance instantiate ideals -- W. J. Bennett>

tautology

needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word

chimera
1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer -- John Donne>
3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution


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