Wordsmith.org: This week's words http://wordsmith.org/ Copyright 1994-2009 Anu Garg This week's words in A.Word.A.Day webmaster AT wordsmith.org words AT wordsmith.org en-us 1440 homologate http://wordsmith.org/words/homologate.html 1. To approve officially. 2. To register a specific model of a motor vehicle to make it eligible to take part in a racing competition. convoke http://wordsmith.org/words/convoke.html To call together for a meeting. expiate http://wordsmith.org/words/expiate.html To atone, to make amends for. subserve http://wordsmith.org/words/subserve.html To help to further something. nettle http://wordsmith.org/words/nettle.html 1. To irritate. 2. To sting.