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• 2012-06-03

  Aigrette • Agafe • Abject

  ai·grette\ā-ˈgret, ˈā-ˌ\
  noun
  1 : a spray of feathers (as of the egret) for the head
  2 : a spray of gems worn on a hat or in the hair

  agrafe
  noun
  : a hook-and-loop fastening; especially : an ornamental clasp used on armor or costumes

  ab·ject\ˈab-ˌjekt\
  adjective
  1 : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
  2 a : cast down in spirit : servile, spiritless
  b : showing hopelessness or resignation
  3 : expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit

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• 2012-06-02

  Munificent

  mu·nif·i·cent\myu̇-ˈni-fə-sənt\
  adjective
  1 : very liberal in giving or bestowing : lavish
  2 : characterized by great liberality or generosity
  synonyms see liberal
  mu·nif·i·cence -sən(t)s\ noun
  mu·nif·i·cent·ly adverb
  Origin: back-formation from munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munificus generous, from munus service, gift — more at mean.

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  Execrations

  ex·e·cra·tion\ˌek-sə-ˈkrā-shən\
  noun
  1 : the act of cursing or denouncing; also : the curse so uttered
  2 : an object of curses : something detested

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  TABLE TENNIS: 080 b2b Momo Araki

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  WFMU’s resident buttmaster joins forces with your host for an evening of high-intensity body-moving and deepest penetration. A pervy party with soul - TIP!
  
  1. Ital “Culture Clubs” [Lovers Rock]
  2. Boddika “Syn Chron” [Naked Lunch]
  3. DJ Slugo “And Then I Let Go” [Dance Mania]

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• 2012-06-01

  Espalier

  es·pal·ier\is-ˈpal-yər, -ˌyā\
  noun
  1 : a plant (as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (as a wall)
  2 : a railing or trellis on which fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow flat
  Origin: French, ultimately from Italian spalla shoulder, from Late Latin spatula shoulder blade — more at epaulet.
  First use: 1662

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  Calyx

  ca·lyx\ˈkā-liks also ˈka-\
  noun
  1 : the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of sepals
  2 : a cuplike animal structure (as the body wall of a crinoid)
  Other forms: plural ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces\ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz also ˈka-\

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  Cockade

  cock·ade\kä-ˈkād\
  noun
  : an ornament (as a rosette) usually worn on a hat as a badge

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  denouement

  de·noue·ment
  noun
  1 : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
  2 : the outcome of a complex sequence of events

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  Supine

  su·pine\su̇-ˈpīn, attributive also ˈsü-ˌpīn\
  adjective
  1 a : lying on the back or with the face upward
  b : marked by supination
  2 : exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; especially : mentally or morally slack
  3 archaic : leaning or sloping backward