Saturday, December 29, 2007

Definitions of cozen, footle, foment, impecunious, liminal, limpid, saturnine

cozen: trick or deceive

footle: engage in fruitless activity, mess about

foment: instigate or incite

impecunious: having little or no money

liminal:
1. of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process
2. occupying a position at or on both sides or a boundary or threshold
This was used in a book to describle the light at dusk as liminal light.

limpid: unclouded or clear (similar to pellucid)

saturnine: slow or gloomy, dark in coloring and moody or mysterious

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