amalgamate
VERB
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combine or unite to form one organization or structure.“he amalgamated his company with another” ·chemistryalloy (a metal) with mercury.
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Word of the Day – June 29, 2019
animus
(ˈænɪməs)
n
1. intense dislike; hatred; animosity
2. motive, intention, or purpose
3. (Psychology) (in Jungian psychology) the masculine principle present in the female unconscious. See also anima
[C19: from Latin: mind, spirit]
Word of the Day – June 22, 2019
circumstantial
having to do with, or depending on, circumstances
not of primary importance; incidental
full or complete in detail
full of pomp or display; ceremonial
CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – June 15, 2019
Recidivism
Recidivism is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they had either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or had been trained to extinguish that behavior. It is also used to refer to the percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested for a similar offense.
Word of the Day – June 1, 2019
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.
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 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
Two Rights Attempting To Make A Left! 
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