Wordsmith.org: This week's words http://wordsmith.org/ Copyright 1994-2011 Wordsmith.org This week's words in A.Word.A.Day en-us 1440 vesuvian http://wordsmith.org/words/vesuvian.html Marked by sudden explosive outbursts. parnassian http://wordsmith.org/words/parnassian.html Of or relating to poetry. chevy http://wordsmith.org/words/chevy.html verb tr.: To chase or annoy. noun: A chase, hunt, or a hunting cry.