Archive for January, 2010

  • Week 5 – Ennui

    Week 5 – Ennui

    en·nui ˌän-ˈwē Function: noun Etymology: French, from Old French enui annoyance, from enuier to vex, from Late Latin inodiare to make loathsome —...
  • Week 4 – Reflection

    Week 4 – Reflection

    re·flec·tion Pronunciation: ri-ˈflek-shən Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of reflexion, from Late Latin reflexion-, reflexio act of bending back, from Latin reflectere Date:...
  • Week 3 – Self Portrait

    Week 3 – Self Portrait

    self-portrait /ˌsɛlfˈpɔrtrɪt, -treɪt, -ˈpoʊr-, ˈsɛlf-/ [self-pawr-trit, -treyt, -pohr-, self-] –noun a portrait of oneself done by oneself. Origin: 1830–40 April – AS Images On the stairs in...
  • Week 2 – Food

    Week 2 – Food

    food – /fud/ –noun *Any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide...
  • Week 1 – Black & White

    Week 1 – Black & White

    black-and-white /ˈblækənˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt/  [blak-uhn-hwahyt, -wahyt]–adjective *Displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph. *Partly...