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  1. @HollySBeck Just got message about your book! I discontinued Word-a-day but will probably revive it sometime. Keep me in mind, thanks. 5:38 PM Nov 16th, 2010 via web in reply to HollySBeck
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  3. Inimitable: Opposing thumbs have long been praised as that inimitable human trait by which we… http://goo.gl/fb/c1lhI 7:33 AM Aug 23rd, 2010 via Google
  4. Percolate: Nuclear plant built on geological fault line in California Nuclear power is being… http://goo.gl/fb/nmYuw 6:17 PM Aug 18th, 2010 via Google
  5. Torrid: Sand dune in Sahara Few places are more torrid than the Sahara Desert of North Africa… http://goo.gl/fb/t9cSV 9:04 PM Aug 17th, 2010 via Google
  6. Bilk: Walmart has a system for bilking local merchants out of sales. It deems it efficient to… http://goo.gl/fb/xp03F 6:18 PM Aug 16th, 2010 via Google
  7. I can't believe something as strange as magnets even exist on earth. How do they work?? 6:00 PM Aug 14th, 2010 via web
  8. Parsimonious: A penny saved is a penny earned--even for billionaires Some of the richest… http://goo.gl/fb/BbvtE 7:43 AM Aug 12th, 2010 via Google
  9. Multifarious: Rainforest in Monteverde, Costa Rica Rainforests exist only through an… http://goo.gl/fb/8BBfd 8:07 AM Aug 11th, 2010 via Google
  10. Liquefacient: Unusually colorful sea cucumber Sea cucumbers are deep sea-dwelling animals… http://goo.gl/fb/6JxWt 9:22 AM Aug 10th, 2010 via Google
  11. Arborization: Rendering of dendrites, branch-like projections of neurons The nervous system… http://goo.gl/fb/7dFCP 9:14 AM Aug 9th, 2010 via Google
  12. Impetuous Drivers: Qataris are renowned for their impetuous driving habits. The U.S. State… http://goo.gl/fb/S2Oja 7:36 AM Aug 6th, 2010 via Google
  13. Largest Conflagrations: Smoke over Sumatra, Indonesia from forest fires Indonesia routinely… http://goo.gl/fb/wSx7y 7:42 AM Aug 5th, 2010 via Google
  14. Espy: Pacific Ocean at over 200 km (124 miles) from surface The astronaut Gordon Cooper had… http://goo.gl/fb/yj9X1 8:16 PM Aug 3rd, 2010 via Google
  15. Outré Inventor: Nakamatsu claims patent to the floppy disk, CD, and digital watch Inventor… http://goo.gl/fb/n7go9 6:52 AM Aug 2nd, 2010 via Google
  16. Clandestine: One Tunnel from the Great Escape in Poland One of history’s most notable… http://goo.gl/fb/u4i9v 8:29 AM Jul 30th, 2010 via Google
  17. Irascible: Photo of Andrew Jackson at 78, months before his death Whether Andrew Jackson was… http://goo.gl/fb/6WyF6 7:16 AM Jul 29th, 2010 via Google
  18. Disgorge: Baobab Tree in the Serengeti Desert of Africa The baobab tree stores an incredible… http://goo.gl/fb/dNv5E 9:14 AM Jul 28th, 2010 via Google
  19. Profligate: Ancient Forest Logged in Finland The U.S. Forest Service is mostly seen as a… http://goo.gl/fb/XLOgo 9:03 AM Jul 26th, 2010 via Google
  20. Sonorous: Evelyn Glennie at Moers Festival 2004 (photo: Michael Hoefner) Evelyn Glennie… http://goo.gl/fb/Yn9vJ 9:49 AM Jul 23rd, 2010 via Google