Creature Comforts

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Hic...mollesque sub arbore somni
Here [are] soft slumbers under a tree.- Virgil
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  1. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
    Let as little ablution water as possible be given to the patient. ?Malley, Austin
  2. deluge
    a heavy rain
    One year after an earthquake wreaked havoc in the state, a deluge has caused landslides, landing yet another blow of devastation.
  3. divest
    take away possessions from someone
    "We are still firmly behind the plan to divest all the insurance operations," a spokesman said, but declined to give more details.
  4. domain
    a particular environment or walk of life
    There is little in the public domain about Type 314s.
  5. domestic
    of or relating to the home
    "But not taking this challenge will be a bigger risk," he said, adding his firm needed to break out of Japan's fast-ageing domestic market.
  6. domicile
    housing that someone is living in
  7. domineer
    rule or exercise power over in a cruel and autocratic manner
  8. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
    Instincts that had lain dormant in my genome for generations awoke.
  9. investiture
    the ceremonial promotion of a person to an office or rank
    After the investiture he was approached by Prince Charles.
  10. somnambulate
    walk in one's sleep
    Poor down-pressed brother mortal; somnambulating so pacifically in Sleepy Hollow yonder, and making no complaint! Carlyle, Thomas
  11. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
    I hear his smooth, somnolent voice...an effortless story- teller! Bartlett, Paul Alexander
  12. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
    Again, there’s nothing “unclear” about that travesty, at all. Salon (Jul 30, 2012)
  13. vested
    fixed and absolute and without contingency
    We have a vested interest in actively developing our own pipelines of future talent.
  14. vestment
    a gown worn by the clergy
    The priest would say Mass in Hindi, wearing saffron colored vestments. Washington Post (Jun 6, 2012)
Created on Tue Oct 16 11:24:11 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Oct 16 11:26:53 EDT 2012)

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