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.


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Pellucid


pellucid

\puh-LOO-sid\ , adjective;
1.
Transparent; clear; not opaque.
2.
Easily understandable.

Pellucid Error

1.) A simple (or complex) mistake and/or destructive pattern to which the answer and solution requires a rather obvious and overlooked change.

2.) Error which can be easily corrected by the simple use of open mindedness, common sense, and compassion.

3.) The cause for the majority of all issues and/or problems constantly affecting all life on earth.

Schalaeppi first coined the term pellucid marginal degeneration in 1957. This bilateral, noninflammatory, peripheral corneal thinning disorder is characterized by a peripheral band of thinning of the inferior cornea. The cornea in and adjacent to the thinned area is ectatic.


A noir bit of odd


art by: http://sandyclaws91.deviantart.com/

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Quash


quash

\KWOSH\ , verb;
1.
(Law) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, "to quash an indictment."
2.
To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, "to quash a rebellion.

Urban dictionary defines: A girls mustache.




Monday, April 26, 2010

Quisling


quisling

\KWIZ-ling\ , noun;
1.
Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying his or her country; a traitor.

Urban dictionary says: During a Zombie-pocalypse a quisling is any person who has become so physiologically disturbed that he/she subconsciously convinces him or herself that they are one of the walking dead. A quisling will imitate a zombie perfectly and will attempt to feed on a normal human should it encounter one. A quisling's bite is NOT infectious. Because a quisling is not truly one of the undead, a quisling can be killed like a normal human, not just with a head shot.

A song by Astral Doors titled Quisling


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