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erumpent
Pronounced: ih-RUHM-punt, adj Notes: A brand new word to me Yesterday’s word The word plight, as a noun, means As a verb, it means First usage Our word came into English in the mid-400s Background / Comments I was most familiar with noun meaning #1. I have heard of the second noun definition, and the…
plight
Pronounced: playet (rhymes with “flight”), noun/verb Notes: I know some of the meanings; some are new to me Yesterday’s word The word récauffé means First usage Our word came into English in the early 1800s Background / Comments When our word first entered English, it meant, in a figurative sense, something past its prime or…
réchauffé
Pronounced: ray-shoh-FAY, noun Notes: Another great alternative to a common word Yesterday’s word The word quotennial means “yearly” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1800s Background / Comments A nice alternative to drop into conversation instead of “annual”. Our word came from the Latin words quot (how many) and annus (year).
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