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thermantidote thur-man-TEE-dot noun a device for circulating air in a room, usually a fan mounted in a window 1856Sir Richard Francis BurtonPersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & MeccahThe houses being unusually strong and well-built, might by some art of thermantidote be rendered cool enough in the hottest weather: they are now ovens.1888Rudyard KiplingIn the House of SuddhooI felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.1916Talbot MundyKing of the Khyber RiflesKing settled down on his side of the compartment, after a struggle with the thermantidote that refused to work. There was heat enough below the roof to have roasted meat, so that the physical atmosphere became as turgid as the mental after a little while.Labels: Rudyard Kipling, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Talbot Mundy
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khedive kuh-DEEV noun an Egyptian ruler from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century 1902A. E. W. MasonThe Four FeathersAnd, while he ate, Nejoumi questioned him, in the silkiest voice, about the fortifications of Cairo and the strength of the garrison at Assouan, and the rumours of dissension between the Khedive and the Sirdar.1916Gilbert ParkerDonovan Pasha and Some People of EgyptIn spite of being an Englishman with an Irish name and a little Irish blood, Dicky Donovan had risen high in the favour of the Khedive, remaining still the same Dicky Donovan he had always been—astute but incorruptible.1925Talbot MundyThe Soul of a RegimentTwo games had been played since the cup had been first presented by the Khedive, and honors lay even—one match for the Army and one for the Civil Service.Labels: A. E. W. Mason, Gilbert Parker, Talbot Mundy
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lassitude las-i-tyood noun the state of being extremely tired or listless 1883P. T. BarnumThe Art of Money GettingHow many important chances have been put off until tomorrow, and then forever, because the wine cup has thrown the system into a state of lassitude, neutralizing the energies so essential to success in business.1910Zane GreyThe Heritage of the DesertHare had a sensation of extreme lassitude, a deep drowsiness which permeated even to his bones.1920Talbot MundyFor The Salt He Had EatenEven the village goats seemed overcome with lassitude.Labels: P. T. Barnum, Talbot Mundy, Zane Grey
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suborn suh-BORN verb to encourage or trick a person into engaging in an illegal activity, including perjury 1931Talbot MundyJimgrimWhy should a polylinguistic princess by the name of Chalawan de Sitlab, occupying semi-regal suite in this hotel, suborn its servants to inform her instantly when visitors approach your honour?1934Erle Stanley GardnerThe Case of the Lucky Legs'Chief,' she said, 'why don't you do like the other lawyers do?' | 'You mean plant evidence, and suborn perjury?'2001Bernard CornwellSharpe's PreyRich, thick, gold coins, and the chest had enough to suborn a kingdom…Labels: Bernard Cornwell, Erle Stanley Gardner, Talbot Mundy
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impute im-PYOOT verb to attribute to something or someone; responsibility or guilt credited to something or someone, often wrongly 1830John Galt The Life of Lord ByronHe formed his plan of travelling upon different reasons from those which he afterward gave out, and which have been imputed to him. 1920Talbot MundyFor the Salt He Had EatenYou, a mere subaltern, a puppy just out of his 'teens, an insignificant jackanapes with two twelve-pounders in your charge, daring to impute disloyalty to Mahommed Khan!—your impudence!1999Alan Dean FosterInto the Thinking KingdomsYou impute to your fellow humans a greater dignity than they deserve.Labels: Alan Dean Foster, John Galt, Talbot Mundy
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