Atdtda[4]: Under the Volcano?

Michel mryc2903 at yahoo.fr
Sat Mar 10 05:43:44 CST 2007


 From Merriam-Webster, 2, maybe ominous, words:
http://www.m-w.com

http://209.161.33.50/dictionary/vermin
*vermin*
Main Entry: ver·min

Pronunciation:\ˈvər-mən\
Function: /noun/
Inflected Form(s):/plural/ vermin
Etymology:Middle English, from Anglo-French /vermin, vermine,/ from 
/verm/ worm, from Latin /vermis/
Date:14th century

1 a*:* small common harmful or objectionable animals (as lice or fleas) 
that are difficult to control
b*:* birds and mammals that prey on game
c*:* animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) 
with humans or domestic animals
2*:* an offensive person

http://209.161.33.50/dictionary/mephitic
*mephitic*
Main Entry: me·phit·ic
Pronunciation: \mə-ˈfi-tik\
Function: /adjective
/Date:circa 1623
*:* of, relating to, or resembling mephitis *:* foul-smelling 
</mephitic/ vapors>

Couldn't resist the title of this mail.
Michel.



	

	
		
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