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Vocabulary Time Part IV

September 26, 2007 by Jack Steiner 3 Comments

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It is vocabulary time again. Here is part one, part two and part three.

tem·er·ar·i·ous (tÄ•m‘É™-râr‘Ä“-É™s)

adj. Presumptuously or recklessly daring

Ten·tig·i·nous
a.

[L. tentigo, -inis, a tension, lecherousness, fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch.]

1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs.] Johnson.

2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

U·ri·na·tor

n.[L., from urinari to plunge under water, to dive.]
One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver.

u·su·fruct (yÅ«‘zÉ™-frÅ­kt‘, -sÉ™-)
n.

The right to use and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another as long as the property is not damaged or altered in any way.

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  1. Jack's Shack says

    September 26, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Irina,

    It is always rewarding to see that school pays off. 😉

    BWH,

    I bet. 🙂

    Reply
  2. bigwhitehat says

    September 26, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    To rednecks, urinator means something else.

    Reply
  3. Irina Tsukerman says

    September 26, 2007 at 2:41 pm

    Ha! Knew the last one from my Property Law class! : ) I knew it had to be good for something… : )

    Reply

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