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Word for the DazedWord for the Dazed
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soliloquysoliloquy/s/s’-lil-’-lil--kwe/-kwe/ n. n.
[<L.,[<L., solus, solus, alone]alone]
1.1. a talking to oneselfa talking to oneself
2.2. lines in a drama spoken by lines in a drama spoken by a character as if to a character as if to himself himself
soliloquysoliloquyThe most famous The most famous soliloquysoliloquy in all of in all of
Shakespeare’s Shakespeare’s plays is Juliet’s plays is Juliet’s
“Romeo, Romeo, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art wherefore art thou Romeo” thou Romeo”
musings.musings.
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valorvalor
/val’-/val’-r/r/ n. n.
[<L.,[<L., valere, valere, be strong]be strong]
1.1. marked courage or marked courage or braverybravery
valorvalorToo often in the Too often in the media we do not media we do not hear about or see hear about or see
images of the images of the vast majority of vast majority of American troops American troops fighting abroad fighting abroad
who display who display dignity and dignity and valorvalor each and every each and every
day.day.
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phantasmagoriaphantasmagoria/fan-taz’-m/fan-taz’-mgor’-e-gor’-e-// n. n.
[Gr. [Gr. Phantasma, to Phantasma, to show + agerein, show + agerein, assembleassemble]]
1.1.A rapid sequence of A rapid sequence of images, as in a dreamimages, as in a dream
phastmagoriaphastmagoria
Many times our Many times our dreams contain dreams contain phantasmagoriphantasmagori
aa that that subconsciously subconsciously confronts our confronts our
fears.fears.
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surmisesurmise/s/sr mizr miz’’// vt,vi.vt,vi. [< OFr. [< OFr.
sur-, sur-, upon +upon + mettre mettre, , put]put]
1.1.to guessto guess
surmisesurmiseOne could One could
surmisesurmise that that
Ashlee Ashlee Simpson’s Simpson’s career is career is
nearing an nearing an end.end.
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visagevisage/viz’-ij//viz’-ij/ n. n.
[<L. [<L. viderevidere,see],see]
1.1.the face; countenancethe face; countenance
2.2.aspect; lookaspect; look
visagevisageOne glance at One glance at
the gloved the gloved one’s one’s visagevisage is enough to is enough to
cause cause children to children to
run in terror.run in terror.
Oh, lighten up. It’s just a joke!
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entrailsentrails/en’-tralz//en’-tralz/ n.n. [<L. [<L.
interaneus, internalinteraneus, internal]]
1.1.the inner organs; the inner organs; specifically the intestinesspecifically the intestines
entrailsentrailsMany parents are Many parents are
leery of allowing leery of allowing their young their young
children to watch children to watch horror films horror films
because of the because of the entrailsentrails that ooze that ooze
from victims in from victims in the movies.the movies.
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parricideparricide/p/pr’-r’--sid / n. -sid / n.
[<L. [<L. parere, parere, begetbeget + cide, + cide, to killto kill]]
1.1.the act of murdering one’s the act of murdering one’s parent, close relativeparent, close relative
When Erik and When Erik and Lyle Menendez Lyle Menendez were convicted were convicted
ofof parricideparricide, , they begged they begged
for the court’s for the court’s mercy because mercy because
they were they were orphans.orphans.