vilipend [vil-uh-pend]

verb:
(Archaic)
1 to regard or treat as of little value or account.
2 to vilify; depreciate.

Examples:

The fact that to the eighteenth century belong the subjects of more than half of these thirty volumes, is a proof of the fascination of the period for an author who has never ceased to vilipend it. (John Morley, ( Read more... )

sum·to·la [səm/tō-lah]:
origin: [1800s] Latin; sum "equally" + tola= "weight; unit"

noun
I dare say that unless you're an East Indian weight-lifter, you may fall into "girly-man" status!

Indian barbells or sumtola are serious business, the height in resistance training -- no need for fancy metal benches or designer Nike™ threads to get this ( Read more... )