Monday, October 22, 2012

Word Of The Day. 10/22/12-10/26/12

1. Acephalous
1.
Without a leader or ruler.
2.
Also, acephalic Zoology . headless; lacking a distinct head.
Origin:
Acephalous  stems from the Greek combining form -cephalous  meaning "having a head or heads" and the prefix a-  meaning "not, without."
Tribal organization is therefore acephalous or without a paramount cheif.


2. Parturient
1.
Bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
2.
Pertaining to parturition.
3.
Bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.
Origin:
Parturient  is derived from the Latin word parturient-  which literally meant "being in labor" or "desiring to bring forth."
Following treatment parturition may be expected within a few hours.
 

 3. Delate
1.
Chiefly Scot.  To inform against; denounce or accuse.
2.
Archaic.  To relate; report: to delate an offense.
Origin:
Delate  stems from the Latin word dēlātus  which is the past participle of dēferre  meaning "to bring down," like the modern English word defer .
The proscuter delated the witness statement.   

4. Uncanny
1.
Having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
2.
Mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange Uncanny sounds filled the house.
Origin:
Uncanny  once meant "mischievous." The association with the supernatural arose in the 1770s. The word canny  means careful, astute, skilled and frugal.
Uncanny sounds surrounded me as I walked towards the house.

5. Supernormal
1.
In excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
2.
Lying beyond normal or natural powers of comprehension: supernormal intimations.
Origin:
Supernormal  was first used in the 1860s. The prefix super-  has a number of common senses. In this case, it is used in the sense of "an individual, thing, or property that exceeds customary norms or levels" as in superstar .
Wolervine was supernormal powers. The ability to regenerate and organic claws.

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