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titivate
Pronounced: TIH-tuh-vate, verb Notes: I don’t think I’ve every run across this word Yesterday’s word The word verigreen is “a simple or gullible person” First usage Our word came into English in the 1950s Background / Comments Our word came from very, which came from the Old French word verai (true), which came from the…
verigreen
Pronounced: VER-ih-green, noun Notes: I thought that this word might mean “very green”, but that’s not really the correct meaning Yesterday’s word The word kegler means “bowler” First usage Our word came into English in the 1930s Background / Comments Our word came from medieval Germany, where bowling was practiced as a test of religious…
kegler
Pronounced: KEH-gluhr, noun Notes: I am a bit surprised that I don’t know this word Yesterday’s word The word akrasia is “the lack of will or self-control resulting in one acting against one’s better judgment” First usage Our word came into English in the early 1800s Background / Comments Our word came from the Greek…
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