Friday, April 30, 2010

Obvention:

Something happening not constantly and regularly, but uncertainly; incidental advantage.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gavel:

A provincial word for ground.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Handsel:

To use or do anything the first time.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Nocent:

(1) Guilty; criminal.

(2) Hurtful, mischievous.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Hen-hearted:

Dastardly; cowardly; like a hen. A low word.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Miserable:

Culpably parsimonious; stingy.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Develop:

To disengage from something that enfolds and conceals; to disentangle; to clear from its covering.

"Take him to develop, if you can,
And hew the block off, and get out the man."

-Dunciad