tem·er·ar·i·ous (tĕm'ə-râr'ē-əs)
adj. Presumptuously or recklessly daring
Ten·tig·i·nous
a.[L. tentigo, -inis, a tension, lecherousness, fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch.]
1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
U·ri·na·tor
n.[L., from urinari to plunge under water, to dive.]
One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver.
u·su·fruct (yū'zə-frŭkt', -sə-)
n.The right to use and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another as long as the property is not damaged or altered in any way.
"When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'." — Groucho Marx
September 25, 2007
Vocabulary Time Part IV
It is vocabulary time again. Here is part one, part two and part three.
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3 comments:
Ha! Knew the last one from my Property Law class! : ) I knew it had to be good for something... : )
To rednecks, urinator means something else.
Irina,
It is always rewarding to see that school pays off. ;)
BWH,
I bet. :)
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