Bombinate, Cerebration, Cognoscente, Equable, Forfend, Incontrovertible, Malcontent

May 30, 2006 19:38

This round of challenges come via Dictionary.com.

Bombinate
[intransitive verb]
1. to buzz; hum

Cerebration
[intransitive verb]
1. to use the power of reason; think

Cognoscente
[noun]
1. a person with superior, usually specialised knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur

Equable
[adjective]
1a. unvarying; steady
1b. free from extremes
2. not easily disturbed; serene: an equable temper

Forfend
[transitive verb]
1a. to keep or ward off; avert
1b. archaic: to forbid
2. to defend or protect

Incontrovertible
[adjective]
1. impossible to dispute; unquestionable: incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence

Malcontent
[adjective]
1. dissatisfied with existing conditions
[noun]
2. a chronically dissatisfied person
3. one who rebels against the established system: "immature malcontents who have long since sold out to conformity" (John M Wilson)

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