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* WORD A DAY *
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Fellow Logophiles,
Good morning! Here are the answers to the word power quiz:
1. vicissitudes (n.) - B: ups and downs.
2. aver (v.) - A: to declare.
3. supplication (n.) - C: earnest request.
4. immutable (adj.) - C: unchangeable.
5. predilection (n.) - D: preference.
6. transcendent (adj.) - B: beyond ordinary limits.
7. discernment (n.) - B: good judgment or understanding.
8. presage (v.) - C: make a prediction.
9. rectitude (n.) - D: moral virtue.
10. magnanimous (adj.) - B: high-minded.
11. felicity (n.) - the state of A: feeling happy.
12. propitious (adj.) - D: favorable.
13. despondence (n.) - B: depression.
14. palliate (v.) - A: to relieve.
15. pecuniary (adj.) - A: referring to money.
Sincerely,
Carly
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WORD: sesquipedalian ses·qui·pe·da·lian (adjective)
: Given to the use of long words.
SYNONYMS: polysyllabic
WORD WISE: Early 17th Century. From Latin sesquipedalis
"measuring one and a half feet," from the stem ped- "foot."
QUOTE: "This sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money."
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@@ MID-WEEK WORD SCRAMBLE @@
1) G E N T M U D J 4) C I N E R E D E T
2) M O O N P A L 5) R A L T O S A P
3) J O B A O J
* Does not include obscure and unusual words *
Let's see who can answer them all correctly. I will publish
the answers in tomorrow's issue!
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) hagiolatry hag-i-ol e-tre (noun)
: worship of saints.
2) luciferous loo-sif er-es (adjective)
: illuminating, literally and figuratively.
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