Archive for 'Noun'

Languor

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lan·guor

  • Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness.
  • A dreamy, lazy mood or quality

Synonyms: apathy, dullness, fatigue, idleness

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Phantasmagoria

Posted 10 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Phantasmagoria

phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a

  • A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
  • A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.

Synonyms: aberration, apparition, fantasy

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Armageddon

Posted 09 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Armageddon

Ar·ma·ged·don

  • Bible: The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.
  • A decisive or catastrophic conflict.

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Suffrage

Posted 06 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Suffrage

suf·frage

  • The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
  • The exercise of such a right.

Synonyms: right to vote, vote.

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Potlatch

Posted 05 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Potlatch

pot·latch

  • A ceremonial festival among American Indians of the Pacific Northwest involving feasts, lavish gift giving, dances
  • A party or get-together.

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