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Friday, July 13, 2007
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Good Morning!
Is anybody superstitious? I'm not, usually, but I still
don't like to tempt fate on Friday the 13th. Which means
I will probably be staying home tonight.
For those of you who do stay home from work on Friday the
13th and refuse to drive your cars, etc... there is a name
for that. It is called 'Trisadekaphobia'.
But don't feel bad. It's even worse in other countries. For
example, an overly-superstitious Frenchman who has only 13
guests in attendance for dinner might hire a "quatrorzieme"
which is a professional 14th guest.
How would you like to have that job?
Good Luck!
Carly
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WEEKLY WORD-MATCH
******** ARE YOU READY TO TEST YOUR WORD KNOWLEDGE? ********
Match the words in the left-hand column with the correct
definition in the right-hand column. The answer key is
listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
1. contumacious A. A monster from Greek mythology
2. imbroglio B. Containing or conferring full power
3. plenipotentiary C. The quality of seeming to be true
4. scapegrace D. To feign or exaggerate illness
5. hobbledehoy E. Markedly different from an accepted norm
6. vraisemblance F. A complicated and embarrassing state of
things
7. hippogriff G. A reckless, unprincipled person
8. aberrant H. Obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
9. malinger I. Expressing sorrow or regret
10. elegiac J. An awkward, gawky young fellow
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OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) rankle rangk'l (intransitive verb)
: to cause permanent feelings of bitterness, resentment,
or anger
Fourteenth century. From Old French raoncler, from
raoncle "festering sore," literally "little snake
(bite)," from, ultimately, Latin dracunculus, from draco
"serpent."
2) shaggy-dog story (noun)
: a long drawn-out absurd story or joke, often with an
ending or punchline that is anticlimatic
From one such anecdote involving a shaggy dog.
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WEEKLY WORD-MATCH
ANSWER KEY
1. contumacious H. Obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
2. imbroglio F. A complicated and embarrassing state of
things
3. plenipotentiary B. Containing or conferring full power
4. scapegrace G. A reckless, unprincipled person
5. hobbledehoy J. An awkward, gawky young fellow
6. vraisemblance C. The quality of seeming to be true
7. hippogriff A. A monster from Greek mythology
8. aberrant E. Markedly different from an accepted norm
9. malinger D. To feign or exaggerate illness
10. elegiac I. Expressing sorrow or regret
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