preponderant
(prĭ-pŏn′dər-ənt)
adj.
1. Having superior force, importance, or influence: “No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power” (Samuel Eliot Morison).
2. Having greater weight; heavier.
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Word of the Day – May 25, 2019
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.
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.
Word of the Day – April 27, 2019
tumultuous
(to͝o-mŭl′cho͞o-əs, tyo͝o-)
adj.
1. Very loud; noisy: tumultuous applause.
2. Characterized by disorderly commotion: the tumultuous years of the 1960s.
3. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation: a tumultuous love affair.
Word of the Day – April 20, 2019
surreptitious
(ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs)
adj
1. done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means
2. operating by stealth
3. characterized by fraud or misrepresentation of the truth
[C15: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch]
ˌsurrepˈtitiously adv
ˌsurrepˈtitiousness n
Word of the Day – April 13, 2019
conflate
(kənˈfleɪt)
vb
(tr) to combine or blend (two things, esp two versions of a text) so as to form a whole
[C16: from Latin conflāre to blow together, from flāre to blow]
conˈflation n
Word of the Day – April 6, 2019
moiety
moi·e·ty | \ ˈmȯi-ə-tē \
plural moieties
Definition of moiety
1a : one of two equal parts : half
b : one of two approximately equal parts … war, pestilence, and famine had consumed … the moiety of the human species.— Edward Gibbon
3 : one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions the pueblo’s population is divided into two halves or moieties; the Squash, or Winter People, and the Turquoise, or Summer People CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day, March 30, 2019
roundabout
(round′ə-bout′)
adj.
1. Indirect; circuitous: took a roundabout route because the bridge was closed.
2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness: a roundabout claim that avoided the issues being discussed.
n.
1. A short, close-fitting jacket.
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