Rogue AKA Keerie's blog: "Word of the Day"

harrowing HAR-oh-ing
adjective;
    1.  Extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous.

moot moot
adjective;
    1.  Open to discussion or debate; doubtful.
    2.  Of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
    3.  Chiefly Law Not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
verb:
    1.  To present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
    2.  To reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
    3.  Archaic To argue (a case), especially in a mock court.
noun:
    1.  An assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
    2.  An argument or discussion, especially of a hypothetical legal case.
    3.  Obsolete A debate, argument, or discussion.

dorsal DAWR-suhl
adjective;
    1.  Situated on the back
    2.  In Anatomy situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans.
    3.  In Botany pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial.
    4.  In Phonetics articulated with the dorsum of the tongue.
noun:
    1.  In Phonetics a dorsal speech sound.
    2.  In Anatomy a dorsal structure.

askance uh-SKANS
adverb;
    1.  With suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval.
    2.  With a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.

cosmogony koz-MOG-uh-nee
noun;
    1.  A theory or story of the origin and development of the universe.

flaxen FLAK-suhn
adjective;
    1.  Of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax or linen.
    2.  Resembling flax.
    3.  Pertaining to flax.
    4.  Made of flax.

etiology ee-tee-OL-uh-jee
noun;
    1.  In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.
    2.  Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.

titubant TICH-oo-buhnt
noun;
    1.  A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling.

milquetoast MILK-tohst
noun;
    1.  A very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated.

pica PAHY-kuh
noun;
    1.  An abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat.
    2.  A 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
    3.  A brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
    4.  A 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.