panacea
(păn′ə-sē′ə)
n.
A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
[Latin panacēa, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs, all-healing : pan-, pan- + akos, cure.]
pan′a·ce′an adj.
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Word of the Day – May 18, 2019
palimpsest
(păl′ĭmp-sĕst′)
n.
1. A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely scraped off or erased and often legible.
2. An object or area that has extensive evidence of or layers showing activity or use: “My skin had become a palimpsest of fleeting sensations, and each layer bore the imprint of who I was” (Paul Auster).
[Latin palimpsēstum, from Greek palimpsēston, neuter of palimpsēstos, scraped again : palin, again; see kwel- in Indo-European roots + psēn, to scrape.]
Word of the Day- May 11, 2019
prehension
(prɪˈhɛnʃən)
n
1. the act of grasping
2. apprehension by the senses or the mind
Word of the Day – May 4, 2019
hypermnesia
(ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə)
n
an unusually good ability to remember.
