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Word: aphrodisiacal (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Instead, she pieced her story together from talks with some 50 of his friends and associates. He was depicted as a publicity hound consumed by his ambition to become Secretary of State-and more. "He likes to talk of himself as a sex symbol, to speak of the 'aphrodisiac of power,' " Quinn wrote. In one vignette, Brzezinski is described as boogeying lustily at a Washington disco, looking faintly ridiculous and "flirting with 16-year-olds." Quinn elsewhere describes him as a man "constantly torn between the thrill of making headlines and the risk of making a fool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Brzezinski's Zipper Was Up | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...other woman," Karen Traynor, is played masterfully by WASP phenomenon Meryl Streep. A lawyer whose civil rights organization gives Tynan information which can destroy a supposedly racist Supreme Court nominee, Traynor bears the oft-mentioned aphrodisiac of power: as Tynan makes the move on Traynor in his private office, he whispers, "I think I'm infatuated with you... You remind me of John Kennedy...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Seduction of Hawkeye | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...whiff of periplanone B from a female acts as an aphrodisiac for male American roaches, prompting them to mate. If the males are overwhelmed by a massive man-made dose, however, they may become too confused to find mates, and thus will fail to procreate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sexy Strategy | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

...used as an aphrodisiac, but Indian monks take it to repress physical desires. Caribbean laborers use it by day as an "energizer," but by night as a sedative. Marijuana is a paradox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Medical View | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

...20th century American Presidents, this nine-hour miniseries quickly proves to be a trivialization of history. In lieu of incisive political drama or even licentious fun, NBC offers a cavalcade of boring anecdotes and a rogues' gallery of often laughable cameo performances. In Backstairs, power is not an aphrodisiac but a soporific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A Little Corn, Lots of White House | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

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