5/26/2006
Pandemic / Epidemic
A pandemic (from Greek pan all + demos people) is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads worldwide, or at least across a large region.
Popularity: 13%
5/25/2006
Motility
A biological term which refers to the ability to move spontaneously and independently
Popularity: 10%
5/22/2006
Pandering
to pander
- To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
- To tempt, usually by appealing to improper motivators such as religious bias or racist opinions.
Popularity: 10%
4/25/2006
Paripatetic
adj.
- Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot.
- Peripatetic Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
n.
- One who walks from place to place; an itinerant.
- Peripatetic A follower of the philosophy of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
Popularity: 17%
4/7/2006
Duplicitous
adj.
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Popularity: 8%
4/4/2006
Sublimate
v.tr.
- To cause (a solid or gas) to change state without becoming a liquid.
- To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity.
Popularity: 7%
