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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…
akrasia
Pronounced: uh-KRAY-zhuh (alt: uh-KRAY-zhee-uh), noun Notes: Another new word Yesterday’s word The word habiliments means First usage Our word came into English in the late 1300s to early 1400s Background / Comments I can almost see the word “habit” (that nuns wear), so that is the habiliments of a nun. Our word came from the…
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