Saturday, August 21, 2010

usury

usury
excessive interest and fees attached to a loan

Friday, August 20, 2010

jamais vu

jamais vu
(from French, meaning "never seen") is a term in psychology which is used to describe any familiar situation which is not recognized by the observer

Thursday, August 19, 2010

sacrilege

sacrilege
abuse of a sacred item or subject

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

statism

statism
political viewpoints that favor the rights of the states over the federal government

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

archipelago

archipelago
a series of islands formed by volcanoes

Monday, August 16, 2010

somniloquence

somniloquence
the phenomenon of talking in one's sleep

Sunday, August 15, 2010

conflagration

conflagration
an uncontrolled, massive burning