eluctuary ballot

[MYShaner at aol.com]

Here you go.  Please send me your one- and two-point votes, with any additional commentary, by the end of your day on 1/8; I'll post the results 1/9.  Enjoy.
- Melissa


eluctuary (adj) - pertaining to the oratorical gratification of the senses.  (n) one who is sensually gratified by the spoken word.
 
eluctuary (n) - an apprentice torturer. 

eluctuary (n) - a site for competition or conflict: a stadium, arena, or battlefield.

eluctuary (n) - 1) a place designated for the lighting of a ceremonial flame. 2) a repository for a ceremonial flame. 
 
eluctuary (adj) - used to highlight areas of the face.  (n) an eluctuary cosmetic. 

eluctuary (var. of eluctual) (adj) - describing the performance of a task in a dutiful, passionless manner, resulting from a fear of doom or continued sorrow. 

"After the death of her youngest child, Janey, Anna made love with her husband in an eluctuary way, going about her chores, and even attending church, with perfunctory, joyless repetition." 
L. Margate, _Another Day_
 
eluctuary (adj) - explanatory, clarifying.  Adding detail. 

eluctuary (n) - spokesperson appointed by a committee to represent them in reporting to a larger body when the chairperson is unavailable. 

eluctuary (n) - city official who inspects buildings for conformity with regulations regarding beauty, height, ornamentation, etc.  Also one who assesses real property for window or door taxes and related levies. 

eluctuary (n) - a medicine made by mixing drugs with honey or syrup to form a paste.