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Word time: Repudiate

February 24th, 2010

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re·pu·di·ate

[ri-pyoo-dee-eyt]

verb

  1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
  3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
  4. to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.
  5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/repudiate


Word time: Potlatch

February 11th, 2010

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pot⋅latch

[pot-lach]

noun

  1. (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl)
    a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potlatch


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