Word of the Week
for·mu·late \ fawr-myuh-leyt \ verb (used with object)
a·cu·men \ uh-kyoo-muhn, ak-yuh- \ –noun;
keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters. Origin: 1525–35; < L acūmen sharpness, equiv. to acū- (s. of acuere to sharpen; see acute) + -men n. suffix Source: www.dictionary.com |
ineffable \ in-EF-uh-buhl \ adjective;
1. Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable.
2. Not to be uttered; taboo.
-- William A. Sherden, The Fortune Sellers
-- Edward O. Wilson, "The Biological Basis of Morality", The Atlantic , April 1998 Origin:
Ineffable is from Latin ineffabilis , from in- , "not" + effabilis , "utterable," from effari , "to utter," from ex- , "out" + fari , "to speak." Source: www.dictionary.com |
chi·can·er·y \ shi-key-nuh-ree \ –noun, plural -er·ies;
1.Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: "He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job." 2.A quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. Origin: 1605–15; < F chicanerie. See chicane, -ery —Synonyms --- fraud, deception, knavery, subterfuge, duplicity, artifice, stratagem, cheating. Source: www.dictionary.com |
schadenfreude \SHAH-dn-froi-duh\ (noun)
schadenfreude \SHAH-dn-froi-duh\ (noun) 1. Enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others Example Sentence: Despite herself, Jane felt a tingle of schadenfreude at her sister-in-law’s recounting of her latest woes. |
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