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Word of the Day: thirst person, sticker paralysis, affixation remorse
Laodicean is an adjective, pronounced “lay-ah-duh-see-un.” It means having indifference or half-hearted opinions about religion or politics. The word comes from a biblical story. Joy.
Fatuous is an adjective meaning, essentially, "really, really, silly." I'm thinking Monty Python silly.
Instead of giving birth, Leda laid two eggs. Each egg contained twins. Helen of Troy came from one of those eggs. The mythology isn't clear on eggsactly who her twin was (sorry couldn't help myself). It was either a sister Clytemnestra or a brother, Pollux, but most stories say Pollux was twin to Castor...
No you did not read it wrong. It says "intestate," not "interstate!" Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here?
The pronunciation of today’s word is not so obvious. It is said, en-knee-ad. Ennead is a noun representing any group of nine items. Perfect for 9/9/09. Nine is thought to be a sacred number; so are 3,5, 7 and 13. But 9 is not a prime number, making it a little extra special. Couples...
Marmoreal is an adjective describing something as being emotionally similar to a marble statue in coldness or aloofness.
I'm having trouble thinking of an example where this odd word would not disrupt the narrative. Any ideas, fellow writers? Bring it on!
Clearly the word comes from the mythological character Daedalus, but it is not pronounced the same way. Daedalus was an architect and sculptor, thus the artistic connotation.
Defile is a verb, but it has more meanings than just to "make morallly impure or unclean."
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