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- Word of the Day: Palinode | Merriam-Webster
December 21, 2014 | A formal retraction Does singing someone's praises in a palinode pay off? It did in the case of Stesichorus, a Greek poet of the 6th century B C
- Word of the Day: Extricate | Merriam-Webster
Oh what a tangled web the English language weaves Extricate, for example, may remind you of extract, another word applied when something is removed, but we can tease them apart Although extricate
- Word of the Day: Expunge | Merriam-Webster
In medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, a series of dots was used to mark mistakes or to label material that should be deleted from a text, and those deletion dots—known as puncta delentia—can help
- Word of the Day: Contrite | Merriam-Webster
Props to Elton John: sorry really does seem to be the hardest word But saying it (in something other than a nonapology is an important part of being contrite—that is, feeling or showing sorrow and
- Word of the Day: Redaction | Merriam-Webster
Here's a quiz for all you etymology buffs Can you pick the words from the following list that come from the same Latin root? A redaction B prodigal C agent D essay E navigate F ambiguous If you
- Word of the Day: Respite | Merriam-Webster
Everyone needs a little R R from time to time That's where respite comes in handy: this word was first used in the 14th century to refer to a delay or extension asked for or granted for a specific
- Word of the Day: Retrospective | Merriam-Webster
At the end of the year, both introspection and retrospection are common While introspection involves looking inward and taking stock of oneself, retrospection is all about recollecting and
- Word of the Day: Chagrin | Merriam-Webster
Despite what its second syllable may lead one to believe, chagrin has nothing to do with grinning or amusement—quite the opposite, in fact Chagrin, which almost always appears in phrases such as “to
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