Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2006/September

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sublimate v

(chemistry): To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state. To redirect the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable activity

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caesura n

A a pause or interruption in a poem, music, building or other work of art. In Classical prosody, using two words to divide a metrical foot

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phantasmagoria n

A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together

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galvanise v

To To shock or stimulate into sudden activity. To coat with rust-resistant zinc. (chemistry): To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means

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pontificate v

To to speak at length or be unnecessarily wordy, often in a patronizing or pompous manner. To express one's position as if it is absolutely right. To preside, as at a religious ceremony

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internecine adj

Mutually destructive, most often applied to warfare. Struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship

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