Sailing home

Sailing home, originally uploaded by Emmr.

con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous

con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous adj.

Living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.

*Time* Ticking away...

*Time* Ticking away..., originally uploaded by Mike9Alive.

cred.u.lous

credulous adj.

1. Ready or inclined to believe on slight or uncertain evidence.
2. Based on or proceeding from a disposition to believe too readily.

Swans On The Test

Swans On The Test, originally uploaded by rhys400D.

a·nach·ro·nism

a·nach·ro·nism n. 1. something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2. an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign

View on the sea

View on the sea, originally uploaded by Kat....

rus.ti.cat.ed

verb

1. live in the country and lead a rustic life
2. send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behaviour"
3. suspend temporarily from college or university, in England [syn: send
down]
4. give (stone) a rustic look
5. lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"

Usage

She was rusticated until she chewed straw and watched the seasons go by.

rus.ti.cat.ed

the big blue

the big blue, originally uploaded by (nz)dave.

dis·in·gen·u·ous

adjective

lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere:

usage

What he says is consistently disingenuous.

dis·in·gen·u·ous

The Beatitudes

The Beatitudes, originally uploaded by 4StringsGood.

fe.cund

adjective

1. producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in
abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.
2. very productive or creative intellectually.

From O.Fr. fecond, from L. fecundus "fruitful, fertile"

Usage

His fecund imagination has conceived of yet another excellent blog.

fe.cund

My Planet

My Planet, originally uploaded by Jeff Fennell.

deign

intransitive verb

1. To think worthy; to condescend -- followed by an infinitive.
2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to grant.

Deign comes from Old French deignier, "to regard as worthy," from Latin
dignari, from dignus, "worthy." It is related to dignity, "the quality or
state of being worthy."

Usage

President Ahmadinejad deigned to release the hostages from Iran as proof of
his generosity.

deign

love joy

love joy, originally uploaded by daveparker.

mys·ter·y

noun
1. anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
2. any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation: The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone.
3. a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end: a mystery by Agatha Christie.
4. obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character: the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile.
5. any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation.

usage

The inner workings of a woman's brain are a complete mystery to me.

mys.ter.y

Thought...

Thought..., originally uploaded by nikongirl70.

church·ill·i·an

of or relating to or suggestive of Winston Churchill.

Usage.

The churchillian nature of the British needs to come forth now.

church.ill.i.an

Color Sort

Color Sort, originally uploaded by Inside_man.

su.pine

Adj. inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference. From the Latin supinus, lying face up, inactive.

Usage.

The supine response of the British to the illegal kidnap of their own forces by the Iranians has been shocking.

su.pine

Speed of Light

Speed of Light, originally uploaded by stinkytofu.