Scrabble Vocabulary

Matt and I had a really difficult Scrabble board the other day, so we learned some new words to make it work. You can learn from our game, so I give you the first ever: Scrabble Vocabulary!

mage [meyj] n. A magician or sorcerer.

griff [grif] n. A person of mixed blood.

valium [val-ee-uhm] n : a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning.

ouija [wee-juh or, often, -jee] n : a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

qi [chœ] n : the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health **Note: I thought this was spelled "chi" or "chee"... I had no idea it was qi!

boned [bohnd] adj:
1. having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination): beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned.
2. having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed: boned chicken; boned veal.
3. braced or supported with stays, as a corset.
4. fertilized with bone: boned land. **Admit it... you thought this meant something else, didn't you? Well you were wrong. Matt and I would never play "dirty Scrabble."