palisade

Pronounced: pah-luh-SADE, noun Notes: I knew one of the definitions Yesterday’s word The word quale means “a quality or property as perceived by a person; a subjective experience” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments Our word came from the Latin word qualis (or what kind).

quale

Pronounced: KWA-lee (alt: KWA-lay), noun Notes: Interesting plural form (qualia); not a word I knew Yesterday’s word The word mithridate is “an antidote against poison; especially a confection held to be effective against poison” First usage Our word came into English in the 1500s Background / Comments It wasn’t until I read the etymology thatContinue reading “quale”