12.14.2006

underused word of the day

quin·cunx /kwing-kuhngks, –noun
1.an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
2.Botany. an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior

Intervention

I think I need to be talked out of cutting bangs into my hair.

12.01.2006

underused word of the day

nugatory
Pronunciation[noo-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, nyoo-]
–adjective
1. of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3. not valid.