2009 October Week 2

1 a : something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially: an object remaining from a particular period b: something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual
2: a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (as human) agency

: strikingly out of the ordinary: as a : odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b : involving sensational contrasts or incongruities

1: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
2a : a place for the sale of goods
b: department store
3: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes

1 a : an object (as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner; broadly : a material object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence b : an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession c : an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression
2 : a rite or cult of fetish worshipers
3 : fixation

1 : not animate: a : not endowed with life or spirit b : lacking consciousness or power of motion
2: not animated or lively : dull

1: to contaminate morally : corrupt
2: to affect with putrefaction : spoil
3: to touch or affect slightly with something bad

1a: of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical mood that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another
b: expressive of a command, entreaty, or exhortation
c: having power to restrain, control, and direct
2: not to be avoided or evaded : necessary

not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

1: the act of prohibiting by authority
2: an order to restrain or stop
3: often capitalized : the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purposes

1: forbidden to profane use or contact because of what are held to be dangerous supernatural powers
2a : banned on grounds of morality or taste
b: banned as constituting a risk

1: a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
2a : protection
b: controlling or conditioning influence
3a: auspices, sponsorship
b: control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system

1: expressive of awe
2a: inspiring awe
b: terrific, extraordinary

1: fire; especially : a large disastrous fire
2: conflict, war

1 having the same nature, disposition, or tastes : kindred
2a : existing or associated together harmoniously
b: pleasant; especially : agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook
c: sociable, genial

1: the remains of something broken down or destroyed
2: an accumulation of fragments of rock
3: something discarded : rubbish