Weekly Words

January 29, 2012 - February 11, 2012

anomaly
n. deviation or departure from what is normal
uh-nom-uh-lee
Lat.
variegated
adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
vair-ee-i-gey-tid
Lat.
varius : diverse
bucolic
adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
byoo-kol-ik
Gk.
contiguous
adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent
kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs
Lat.
con : together
tingere : to touch
the 48 contiguous states
endemic
adj. characteristic of a particular locality or region
en-dem-ik
Lat.
endemic to the region
hegemony
n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
hi-jem-uh-nee
Gk.
martial
adj. associated with war and the armed forces
mahr-shuhl
Mid. Eng.
Mars : the god of War