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Word of the Day: Extrude

 

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈstrüd\

 

Defintion: (verb)

 

1) Form or shape by forcing through an opening.

2) Thrust or force out.

3) Expel.

4) To shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die.

 

Etymology: mid 16th century: from Latin extrudere, from ex- ‘out’ + trudere ‘to thrust.’

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Word of the Day: Perfidious

 

Pronunciation: /pərˈfidēəs/

 

Definition: (adj)

 

1) Deceitful and untrustworthy

2) Deliberately faithless

3) Treacherous

 

Etymology: Late 16th century: from Latin perfidiosus, from perfidia ‘treachery.

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Word of the Day: Bucolic

 

Pronunciation: /byoo-KAH-lik/

 

Definition: (adj)

 

1) of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral

2) relating to or typical of rural life

3) pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity : idyllic

 

Etymology: early 16th century (denoting a pastoral poem): via Latin from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos ‘herdsman,’ from bous ‘ox.’

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Word of the Day: Grimalkin

 

Pronunciation: /grih-MAWL-kin/

 

Definition: (noun)

 

1) a domestic cat; especially.

2) an old female cat.

3) a spiteful old woman.

 

Etymology: late 16th century: from gray1 + Malkin (nickname for the given name Matilda ).

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Word of the Day: Miscible

 

Pronunciation: /MIS-uh-buhl/

 

Definition: (adj)

 

1) Capable of being mixed together.

2) (of liquids) forming a homogeneous mixture when added together.

3) capable of mixing in any ratio without separation of two phases.

 

Etymology: From Latin miscere (to mix), ultimately from the Indo-European root meik- (to mix), which is also the source of mix, miscellaneous, meddle, medley, promiscuous, melee, mustang, admix, immix, and panmixia. Earliest documented use: 1570.

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Word of the Day: Logomachy

 

Pronunciation: /lōˈɡäməkē/

 

Definition: (noun)

 

1) an argument about words

 

Etymology: mid 16th century: from Greek logomakhia, from logos ‘word’ + -makhia ‘fighting.’

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Word of the Day: Runnel

 

Pronunciation: /ˈrənl/

 

Definition: (noun)

 

1) a narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through.

2) a brook or rill.

3) a small stream of a particular liquid.

 

Etymology: late 16th century (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle, influenced by the verb run.

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Word of the Day: Laconic

 

Pronunciation: (lə-ˈkä-nik)

 

Defintion: (noun)

 

1) brief and to the point; effectively cut short

 

2) (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

 

Etymology:

 

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘Laconian’): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn ‘Laconia, Sparta,’ the Spartans being known for their terse speech.