Midnight Madness

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Words of the Moment
limpid (LIM-pid), adj.:
1. Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, "a limpid stream."
2. Calm; untroubled; serene.
3. Clear in style; easily understandable.
Limpid is from Latin limpidus, "clear."
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Claire's large eyes are a limpid, liquid blue that reflect the ambient world.
-- Margaret A. Salinger, Dream Catcher

undulant (UN-juh-lunt; UN-dyuh-) adj.:
1. Resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.
Undulant is from Late Latin undula, "a small wave," diminutive of Latin unda, "wave."
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Finally he stood and moved to the side of the craft that had edged up to the freighter, his feet planted wide against the undulant rocking and swaying of the current.
-- Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg, Ruthless.com

putsch (PUCH ['u' as in 'push']) n.:
1. (Sometimes capitalized) A secretly planned and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.
Putsch comes from German, from Middle High German, literally,"thrust."
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Hitler operated from Munich where he enjoyed a fair degree of support, and it was here that his Putsch took place in an effort to seize power in Bavaria.
-- Alan Jefferson, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

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