Word of the Day

Friday, July 23, 2010

Fulgurate


fulgurate

\ FUHL-gyuh-reyt \ , verb;
1.
To flash or dart like lightning.
2.
Medicine . To destroy (esp. an abnormal growth) by electricity.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Occlude


occlude

\ uh-KLOOD \ , verb;
1.
To shut in, out, or off.
2.
Physical Chemistry. (Of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreignsubstances), as by absorption or adsorption.
3.
Dentistry. To shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fittingtogether.


Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Macabre



macabre\muh-KAH-bruh\ , adjective;
1.Gruesome and horrifying.2.Pertaining to or representing death, esp. its grimmer or uglier aspect.

http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/dance.php depictions of the dance of death

image by: http://macabremirjam.deviantart.com/

Today's word was boring. Way too common.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Eristic


eristic

\e-RIS-tik\ , adjective;
1.
Pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial.
2.
Of argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
noun:
1.
Argument for the sole purpose of winning, regardless of the reason.
2.
The art of disputation.


Urban dictionary has This to offer:
1.Aneristic

From the theological principles of the Church of the Subgenius:

"Aneristic" literally means "without Eris", and is diametrically opposed to the word "Eristic".

Eris is the goddess of strife, discord, contention and chaos. She is often represented specifically as the goddess of the strife of war, who haunted the battlefield and delighted in human bloodshed.

Other meanings include: orderly, organized, systemized, i.e., NOT CHAOTIC, etc. You get the idea.

Mythology: Because of Eris' disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. When she turned up anyway, she was refused admittance and, in a rage, threw a golden apple amongst the goddesses inscribed "Kaliste" meaning "To the most beautiful." Three goddesses laid claim it, and in their rivalry brought about the events which led to the Trojan War.

Eris was closely identified with the war-goddess Enyo. Indeed Homer uses the names interchangeably. Her Roman name was Discordia.
"Away" by Eristic Illusion


Thursday, May 6, 2010

Perpend


perpend

\per-PEND\ , verb;
1.
To ponder; deliberate.
2.
To be attentive; reflect.
noun:
1.
A large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.

Perpend Design
-- a digital portfolio

art by: http://clashed.deviantart.com/

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Iatrogenic


iatrogenic

\ahy-a-truh-JEN-ik\ , adjective;
1.
A malady induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures.

From Urban Dictionary:

idioiatrogenic

from the medical words "idiopathic" meaning unknown source of disease, and "iatrogenic" meaning that the problem occurred because of medical practice.

Idioiatrogenic is therefore a problem that the doctor is ignorant of causing.

Video titled "Iatrogenic Deaths" which comprised of over a minute of silence and a grunge font of the word "play"



Monday, May 3, 2010

Jnana


jnana

\juh-NAH-nuh\ , noun;
1.
Absolute knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching (in Hinduism) Brahman; (in Buddhism) a state of awareness independent of conceptual thought.


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