Monthly Archives: September 2010

Oubliette

September 21, 2010 – 1:41 pm

(oo-blee-ET) noun A dungeon with an opening only at the top. (From the French for “to forget.”) The WOTD in a sentence

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Reciprocity

September 15, 2010 – 9:11 am

(res-uh-PROS-i-tee) noun 1. a reciprocal state or relation. 2. reciprocation; mutual exchange. 3.the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other. The WOTD in a sentence

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Verisimilitude

September 13, 2010 – 10:18 am

(ver-uh-si-MIL-i-tood) noun 1. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. 2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth. The WOTD in a sentence

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Hegemony

September 7, 2010 – 2:22 pm

(hi-JEM-uh-nee) noun 1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others 2. the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group The WOTD in a sentence

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