ken
The noun ken means "range of vision or comprehension." If quantum mechanics is beyond your ken, you don't understand it, or it is beyond your scope of knowledge.
Ken is rarely used today outside of the phrase, "beyond one's ken."
It goes all the way back, however, to Proto Indo-European, the reconstructed ancestor of most European, Near Eastern, and South Asian languages. Coming from the root *gno- "to know," ken has many relatives in modern English such as incognito, cunning, and know itself.
The noun ken means "range of vision or comprehension." If quantum mechanics is beyond your ken, you don't understand it, or it is beyond your scope of knowledge.
Ken is rarely used today outside of the phrase, "beyond one's ken."
It goes all the way back, however, to Proto Indo-European, the reconstructed ancestor of most European, Near Eastern, and South Asian languages. Coming from the root *gno- "to know," ken has many relatives in modern English such as incognito, cunning, and know itself.
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Sacrilege
If you show up to an animal rights rally with a bucket full of fried chicken for lunch, you may be accused of committing sacrilege.
You are violating a belief held sacred, at least by some individuals.
Sacrilege has its roots in the Latin sacr-, meaning "holy." Sacrilege was originally reserved for talking about blasphemous acts that disrespect, violate, or misuse holy traditions or objects.
However, today the term sacrilege carries a broader, and lighter, meaning than its origins suggest. For example, it's usually considered sacrilege to root for the out-of-town team that's playing against your home team. Ancient users of this word might think our looser definition is sacrilege.
If you show up to an animal rights rally with a bucket full of fried chicken for lunch, you may be accused of committing sacrilege.
You are violating a belief held sacred, at least by some individuals.
Sacrilege has its roots in the Latin sacr-, meaning "holy." Sacrilege was originally reserved for talking about blasphemous acts that disrespect, violate, or misuse holy traditions or objects.
However, today the term sacrilege carries a broader, and lighter, meaning than its origins suggest. For example, it's usually considered sacrilege to root for the out-of-town team that's playing against your home team. Ancient users of this word might think our looser definition is sacrilege.
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Dead rubber
is a term used in sporting parlance to describe a match in a series where the series result has already been decided by earlier matches.
The dead rubber match therefore has no effect on the winner and loser of the series, other than the total number of matches won and lost.
is a term used in sporting parlance to describe a match in a series where the series result has already been decided by earlier matches.
The dead rubber match therefore has no effect on the winner and loser of the series, other than the total number of matches won and lost.
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Philomath :
Lover of learning.
Type of: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Lover of learning.
Type of: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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THAW
When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. @WordCzar
You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too.
Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter.
When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing.
When you think of thawing, think "Warming up."
When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. @WordCzar
You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too.
Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter.
When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing.
When you think of thawing, think "Warming up."
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Befuddled:
When you're befuddled, you're bewildered, confused, lost, or mixed-up. In other words, you don't know what's going on.
A befuddled person is so confused that they just can't understand or figure something out. Or they've had way too much to drink. @WordCzar
A difficult math problem could leave you befuddled. If your teacher showed up in a gorilla suit one day, you'd probably be pretty befuddled.
Things that are vague and perplexing can also be described as befuddled, like a speech that makes no sense.
When you're befuddled, you're bewildered, confused, lost, or mixed-up. In other words, you don't know what's going on.
A befuddled person is so confused that they just can't understand or figure something out. Or they've had way too much to drink. @WordCzar
A difficult math problem could leave you befuddled. If your teacher showed up in a gorilla suit one day, you'd probably be pretty befuddled.
Things that are vague and perplexing can also be described as befuddled, like a speech that makes no sense.
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Sentinel
A sentinel is a guard, a lookout, a person keeping watch. It's often a soldier, but not always.
If you're watching a pot, waiting for it to boil, you're standing sentinel over it — and incidentally, it won't boil until you leave.
Etymologists think sentinel stems from the Old Italian words sentina, meaning "vigilance," and sentire, "to hear or perceive." It's a close cousin of sentry, which means the same thing. You can use sentinel as a noun or a verb.
A kid in a snowball war might be the sentinel, patrolling the entrance to the fort. Wolves stand sentinel over their kill, stepping aside only for the alpha male, who always eats first.
A sentinel is a guard, a lookout, a person keeping watch. It's often a soldier, but not always.
If you're watching a pot, waiting for it to boil, you're standing sentinel over it — and incidentally, it won't boil until you leave.
Etymologists think sentinel stems from the Old Italian words sentina, meaning "vigilance," and sentire, "to hear or perceive." It's a close cousin of sentry, which means the same thing. You can use sentinel as a noun or a verb.
A kid in a snowball war might be the sentinel, patrolling the entrance to the fort. Wolves stand sentinel over their kill, stepping aside only for the alpha male, who always eats first.
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Pluviophile:
is a noun which means a lover of rain or someone who finds joy or peace of mind during rains.
It finds its origin in the latin word pluvial meaning of or relating to rain or a prolonged period of wet.
is a noun which means a lover of rain or someone who finds joy or peace of mind during rains.
It finds its origin in the latin word pluvial meaning of or relating to rain or a prolonged period of wet.
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Enervate
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone.
These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone.
These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
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Indelible :
If something is indelible, you better hope you never regret it, like the indelible tattoo of the name of your favorite band or the indelible first impression it might give people you meet years from now, especially if your taste in music changes.
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The adjective indelible describes something that can't be erased or removed, like marks made by an indelible marker, or an indelible moment you will never forget, like your first day of kindergarten or the first time you visit a new, exotic place.
It comes from the Latin word indelebilis, meaning "not able to be destroyed."
If something is indelible, you better hope you never regret it, like the indelible tattoo of the name of your favorite band or the indelible first impression it might give people you meet years from now, especially if your taste in music changes.
@WordCzar
The adjective indelible describes something that can't be erased or removed, like marks made by an indelible marker, or an indelible moment you will never forget, like your first day of kindergarten or the first time you visit a new, exotic place.
It comes from the Latin word indelebilis, meaning "not able to be destroyed."
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Which of the following is most likely indelible?
Anonymous Poll
14%
a melodious voice
75%
a permanent marker
9%
an eye shadow
2%
a clever headline
Discernible :
Discernible means noticeable.
If your extra hours training are having no discernible influence on your basketball game, it means your game has not changed. @WordCzar
You can use discernible in two senses. First, you can use it to describe something you physically see: Because the sky was so clear, the ship was discernible from miles off.
You can also use it to describe something you sense or understand: When your younger brother told he was sorry he broke your baseball bat, the truth was discernible in his voice.
Discernible means noticeable.
If your extra hours training are having no discernible influence on your basketball game, it means your game has not changed. @WordCzar
You can use discernible in two senses. First, you can use it to describe something you physically see: Because the sky was so clear, the ship was discernible from miles off.
You can also use it to describe something you sense or understand: When your younger brother told he was sorry he broke your baseball bat, the truth was discernible in his voice.
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The opposite of discernible is:
Anonymous Poll
9%
sensitive
74%
imperceptible
10%
amusing
8%
preliminary
Inimical :
Censorship is inimical to freedom. So, most teenagers would argue, are curfews. To be inimical is to be harmful, antagonistic, or opposed to — like smoking two packs a day is to healthy lungs.
Inimical comes from the Latin word inimicus, meaning "enemy." It suggests acting like someone's enemy––being adverse, damaging, or downright hostile. It can refer to anything from emotions and actions to public policy.
Be careful not to mix it up with inimitable, which means too good to be copied.
@WordCzar
Censorship is inimical to freedom. So, most teenagers would argue, are curfews. To be inimical is to be harmful, antagonistic, or opposed to — like smoking two packs a day is to healthy lungs.
Inimical comes from the Latin word inimicus, meaning "enemy." It suggests acting like someone's enemy––being adverse, damaging, or downright hostile. It can refer to anything from emotions and actions to public policy.
Be careful not to mix it up with inimitable, which means too good to be copied.
@WordCzar
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Pander :
If a campaigning politician wants to pander to a crowd of pet owners, he might deliver a speech while embracing his own pet poodle.
To pander is to appease or gratify, and often in a negative, self-serving way.
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The word pander began its infamous history as the name of various characters. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio’s Filostrato. Pandarus was a character in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, as well as in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.
These literary works all tell the tale of star-crossed lovers, and the namesake of pander is, essentially, a go-between whose motives don't seem entirely pure.
If a campaigning politician wants to pander to a crowd of pet owners, he might deliver a speech while embracing his own pet poodle.
To pander is to appease or gratify, and often in a negative, self-serving way.
@WordCzar
The word pander began its infamous history as the name of various characters. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio’s Filostrato. Pandarus was a character in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, as well as in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.
These literary works all tell the tale of star-crossed lovers, and the namesake of pander is, essentially, a go-between whose motives don't seem entirely pure.
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