October 2014 WOTDs

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31 October 2014

connote

[kuh-noht]

verb (used with object), connoted, connoting.
1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
The word “fireplace” often connotes hospitality, warm comfort, etc.
2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment:
Injury connotes pain.
verb (used without object), connoted, connoting.
3. to have significance only by association, as with another word:
Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.

Origin
Medieval Latin
1645-1655; < Medieval Latin connotāre, equivalent to Latin con- con- + notāre to note

Can be confused
connote, denote.

Synonyms
1. intimate, imply.

Examples from the web for connote
– It was felt to connote flash and ostentation rather than style and elegance.
– To me, they do not merely connote gender, but patriarchy.
– Let me remind you that words such as mistake connote negativity in human language.

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Anagram

not once
neon cot

30 October 2014

pandy

[pan-dee]

noun, plural pandies.
1. a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
verb (used with object), pandied, pandying.
2. to hit on the palm of the hand.

Origin
Latin
1795-1805; < Latin pande stretch out! (imperative of pandere), i.e., open your hand to take the blow

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29 October 2014

pre-eminent

[pree-em-uh-nuh nt]

adjective

1. eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing:
He is preeminent in his profession.

Also, preeminent.

Origin
late Middle English Latin
1400-1450; late Middle English < Latin praeēminent- (stem of praeēminēns), present participle of praeēminēre to project forward, be prominent. See pre-, eminent

Related forms
pre-eminently, adverb

Synonyms
distinguished, peerless, supreme. See dominant.

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Anagram

mere tenpin
in meter pen

28 October 2014

puerile

[pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoo r-il, -ahyl]

adjective
1. of or pertaining to a child or to childhood.
2. childishly foolish; immature or trivial:
a puerile piece of writing.

Origin
Latin
1650-1660; < Latin puerīlis boyish, equivalent to puer boy + -īlis -ile

Related forms
puerilely, adverb
nonpuerile, adjective
nonpuerilely, adverb

Synonyms
1. youthful, juvenile. 2. juvenile, silly.

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Examples from the web for puerile
– The writing of such cables is puerile and serves no value to society.
– Some observers decry the inanity of the site’s top stories, and even habitual users admit that the comments are mostly puerile.
– And it was no mere puerile phantasm that caused me to imagine this community, either.

Anagram

pure lie

27 October 2014

quell

[kwel]

verb (used with object)
1. to suppress; put an end to; extinguish:
The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
2. to vanquish; subdue.
3. to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.):
The child’s mother quelled his fears of the thunder.

Origin

Middle English, Old English
900 before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old Norse kvelja to torment, German quälen to vex; cf. kill1

Related forms
quellable, adjective
queller, noun
unquellable, adjective
unquelled, adjective

Can be confused
kill, kiln, quell.

Synonyms
1, 2. crush, quash, overpower, overcome, defeat, conquer, quench. 3. calm, pacify, compose

Antonyms
1, 2. foster. 3. agitate.

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Examples from the web for quell
– He practiced endlessly as well, to quell his nervousness.
– Her bitter Love shall quell me at the last.
– If the monsoon lives up to expectations, the prospect of a good summer harvest will help to quell food inflation.

26 October 2014

diktat

[dik-taht]

noun
1. a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.
2. any decree or authoritative statement:
The Board of Education issued a diktat that all employees must report an hour earlier.

Origin
Latin
1930-1935; < German: literally, something dictated < Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to dictate

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Examples from the web for diktat
– Surely, then, it should be put to a vote rather than being enacted via bureaucratic diktat.
– Nowadays the price of gold is set by the market rather than by official diktat.
– The alternative to euro-zone diktat is being abandoned to the market.

Anagram

tad kit

25 October 2014

mafan

[Mah-fuhn]

– something troublesome or inconvenient.

For example:

– Cleaning house is mafan.
– Dealing with bureacracy is mafan.

Origin:

– Mandarin Chinese.

Source:

http://www.knowmoreinsixtyseconds.com/#!/video/the-one-chinese-word-you-should-know

Anagram

fan ma

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24 October 2014

abecedarian

[ey-bee-see-dair-ee-uh n]

noun
1. a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet.
2. a beginner in any field of learning.
adjective
3. of or pertaining to the alphabet.
4. arranged in alphabetical order.
5. rudimentary; elementary; primary.

Also, abecedary.

Origin

Medieval Latin
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin abecedāriānus. See abecedary, -an

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Examples from the web for abecedarian
– abecedarian, for instance, cut in half the likelihood of participants receiving special education.

Anagram
abide arcane
band ice area

23 October 2014

realpolitik

[rey-ahl-poh-li-teek, ree-]

noun
1. political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.

Also, Realpolitik.

Origin

1910-1915; < German, equivalent to real real1+ Politik politics, policy; see politic

Related forms

realpolitiker [rey-ahl-poh-lee-ti-ker, ree-] noun

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Examples from the web for realpolitik

– We’re back to realpolitik –which requires the mind and not the heart.
– Because of basic logic, because of human nature, because of harsh realpolitik realities.
– In fact, the two countries have been edging closer for years-for reasons of pure realpolitik.

Anagram

patio killer
opiate krill
lake oil trip

22 October 2014

aide-mémoire

[eyd-mem-wahr; French ed-mey-mwar]

noun, plural aide-mémoire.

1. a memorandum summarizing a discussion, agreement, or action.
Origin
1840-1850; < French: literally, (that which) aids (the) memory

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Anagram

dearie memo I

21 October 2014

argot

[ahr-goh, -guh t]

noun
1. a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
a Restoration play rich in thieves’ argot.
2. the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group:
sociologists’ argot.

Origin

Latin

1855-1860; < French, noun derivative of argoter to quarrel, derivative Latin ergō ergo with v. suffix -oter

Related forms

argotic [ahr-got-ik]

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Examples from the web for argot
– Some novices feel compelled to create lexicons of their new argot.
– In the argot of civil rights, high lending lending standards will result in what is called disparate impact.
– Or, to put it in the argot familiar to every first-year law student, money is fungible.

Anagram

Gator
go art

20 October 2014

repugnant

[ri-puhg-nuh nt]

adjective
1. distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:
a repugnant smell.
2. making opposition; averse.
3. opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

Origin
Middle English, Middle French, Latin
1350-1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn (āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant

Related forms

repugnantly, adverb
unrepugnant, adjective
unrepugnantly, adverb

Synonyms

3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.

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Examples from the web for repugnant

– Carving up humanity with a system of psychiatric labeling is rather repugnant in any case.
– Rising inequality isn’t only morally repugnant, he said, it is economically inefficient and damaging to the country.
– It can be a smart loss mitigation strategy, even if philosophically repugnant.

Anagram

anger punt
a pen grunt

19 October 2014

ruse

[rooz]

noun

1. a trick, stratagem, or artifice.

Origin
late Middle English
1375-1425; late Middle English (noun use of obsolete rusen to detour) < Middle French, derivative of ruser to retreat. See rush1

Synonyms
See trick.

Ruse
[roo-sey]

noun

1. a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.

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Word Origin and History for ruse
n. early 15c., “dodging movements of a hunted animal;” 1620s, “a trick,” from Old French ruse, reuse “diversion, switch in flight; trick, jest” (14c.), back-formed noun from reuser “to dodge, repel, retreat; deceive, cheat,” from Latin recusare “deny, reject, oppose,” from re-, intensive prefix (see re- ), + causari “plead as a reason, object, allege,” from causa “reason, cause” (see cause (n.)). It also has been proposed that the French word may be from Latin rursus “backwards,” or a Vulgar Latin form of refusare. Johnson calls it, “A French word neither elegant nor necessary.” The verb ruse was used in Middle English.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Anagram

sure
user
rues

18 October 2014

parlous

[pahr-luh s]

adjective

1. perilous; dangerous.
2. Obsolete. clever; shrewd.
adverb
3. to a large extent; greatly.

Origin

1350-1400; Middle English, variant of perlous, syncopated variant of perilous

Related forms
parlously, adverb
parlousness, noun
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Examples from the web for parlous
– Thus the parlous state of modeling and the concomitant need for modesty among those addicted to central planning.
– Second is the parlous state of the academic job market.
– Or maybe you’re totally sanguine about the prospect, knowing you’ll find the list parlous simple.

17 October 2014

wrangle

[rang-guh l]

verb (used without object), wrangled, wrangling.
1. to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
verb (used with object), wrangled, wrangling.
2. to argue or dispute.
3. to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).
4. to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle:
He wrangled a job through a friend.
noun
5. a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.

Origin
Low German
1350-1400; Middle English, apparently < Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to wring

Related forms

outwrangle, verb (used with object), outwrangled, outwrangling.
unwrangling, adjective

Can be confused
wangle, wrangle.

Synonyms
1, 5. quarrel, brawl. 5. argument.

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Examples from the web for wrangle
– Matt needed to wrangle and relocate it but it put up a bit of a fight.
– Bonus points if you can wrangle a week-day visit when the crowds tend to be lightest.
– The officer also made a call asking for some help to wrangle the critter.

Anagram

we gnarl

16 October 2014

dragoon

[druh-goon]

noun
1. (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
2. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army.
3. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.
verb (used with object)
4. to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress.
5. to force by oppressive measures; coerce:
The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms.

Origin
French
1615-1625; < French dragon, special use of dragon dragon, applied first to a pistol hammer (so named because of its shape), then to the firearm, then to the troops so armed

Related forms
dragoonage, noun
undragooned, adjective

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Anagram

go adorn

15 October 2014

euphony

[yoo-fuh-nee]

noun, plural euphonies.

1. agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words:
the majestic euphony of Milton’s poetry.

Origin
Late Latin Greek
1615-1625; Late Latin euphōnia < Greek euphōnía. See eu-, -phony
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Examples from the web for euphony
– He and his speechwriters deserve credit for using the accident of euphony to give the argument cohesiveness and force.
– Avoid the possessive unless its omission destroys the euphony of the name or changes its descriptive application.

Anagram

honey up

14 October 2014

sartorial

[sahr-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]

adjective

1. of or pertaining to tailors or their trade:
sartorial workmanship.
2. of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress:
sartorial splendor.
3. Anatomy. pertaining to the sartorius.

Origin

Late Latin
1815-1825; < Late Latin sartor tailor + -ial

Related forms

sartorially, adverb
presartorial, adjective
unsartorial, adjective
unsartorially, adverb

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Examples from the web for sartorial

– They even share a sartorial tie: the devout in both faiths wear special undergarments.
– But the sartorial façade of sophistication was a flimsy one.
– We scavenged our search results for reports on the screenings, implications of sartorial missteps, and expressions of sisterhood.

Anagram

sailor art
oar trials
A Tsar roil

13 October 2014

desultory

[des-uh l-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful:
desultory conversation.
2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random:
a desultory remark.

Origin

Latin

1575-1585; < Latin dēsultōrius pertaining to a dēsultor (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another), equivalent to dēsul-, variant stem of dēsilīre to jump down ( dē- de- + -silīre, combining form of salīre to leap) + -tōrius -tory1

Related forms

desultorily, adverb
desultoriness, noun

Synonyms

1. See haphazard.

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Examples from the web for desultory

– The complexity of the field ensures that all too many graduate projects end up with only desultory results.
– It helps that he is by nature a desultory, recessive fellow.
– This sort of thing went on for a while in a desultory, unplanned fashion.

Anagram

sultry ode
ye old rust

12 October 2014

maladroit

[mal-uh-droit]

adjective
1. lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:
to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.

Origin

Middle French

1665-1675; < French, Middle French; see mal-, adroit

Related forms
maladroitly, adverb
maladroitness, noun

Synonyms
clumsy, inept; gauche.

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Examples from the web for maladroit
– When he was in office he proved a politically maladroit figure in terms of getting his negatives up.
– Your correspondents may find solace in such similarly maladroit utterances.
– Most damaging of all were his maladroit dealings with the army.

Anagram

To admiral
marital do
mad tailor

11 October 2014

exiguous

[ig-zig-yoo-uh s, ik-sig-]

adjective

1. scanty; meager; small; slender:
exiguous income.

Origin
Latin
1645-1655; < Latin exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equivalent to exig (ere) (see exigent ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix

Related forms

exiguity [ek-si-gyoo-i-tee], exiguousness, noun
exiguously, adverb

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Examples from the web for exiguous

– The speed at which the firing squads operated made his argument seem exiguous.

10 October 2014

agnomen

[ag-noh-muh n]

noun, plural agnomina [ag-nom-uh-nuh]

1. an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as ‘Africanus’ in ‘Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus’.
Compare cognomen .
2. a nickname.

Origin

1745-1755; < Late Latin, equivalent to ad- ad- + nōmen name, with alteration to ag- through influence of agnōscere; see agnize

Related forms

agnominal [ag-nom-uh-nl], adjective
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Anagram

no mange
man gone

9 October 2014

habitué

[huh-bich-oo-ey, -bich-oo-ey; French a-bee-twey]

noun, plural habitués [huh-bich-oo-eyz, -bich-oo-eyz; French a-bee-twey] (Show IPA)

1. a frequent or habitual visitor to a place:
a habitué of art galleries.

Origin
Late Latin
1810-1820; < French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer < Late Latin habituāre. See habituate
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Examples from the web for habitué

– It is said he is a confirmed morphine habitue and his mind has been falling ever since he was arrested a couple of months ago.
– When the mood possessed him he could be as entertaining a companion as any club habitue.

Anagram

hi tuba

8 October 2014

abject

[ab-jekt, ab-jekt]

adjective

1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched:
abject poverty.
2. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited:
an abject coward.
3. shamelessly servile; slavish.
4. Obsolete. cast aside.

Origin
late Middle English Latin
1400-1450; late Middle English < Latin abjectus thrown down (past participle of abicere, abjicere), equivalent to ab- ab + -jec- throw + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms
abjectly, adverb
abjectness, abjectedness, noun
unabject, adjective
unabjectly, adverb
unabjectness, noun

Can be confused
abject, object.

Synonyms
1. debasing, degrading; miserable. 2. base, mean, low, vile.

Antonyms
exalted.

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Anagram

cab jet

7 October 2014

ukase

[yoo-keys, -keyz, yoo-keys, -keyz]

noun

1. (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
2. any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.

Origin

1720-1730; < French < Russian ukáz, Old Russian ukazŭ, noun derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent to u- prefix + kazati to show, order

Synonyms

2. edict, directive, ruling, decree, fiat.

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Example:

– The government enacted a ukase banning fireworks.

6 October 2014

mundane

[muhn-deyn, muhn-deyn]

adjective

1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly:
mundane affairs.
2. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
3. of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.

Origin
Latin
1425-1475; < Latin mundānus, equivalent to mund (us) world + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne < Middle French mondain < Latin, as above

Related forms

mundanely, adverb
mundaneness, noun
postmundane, adjective
submundane, adjective
unmundane, adjective

Synonyms
1. secular, temporal. See earthly.
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Examples from the web for mundane

– What I fear is that my conclusions appear trivial and mundane.
– To the layman our modes of space travel can seem a little mundane.
– But his greatest gift—one of particular relevance to the business traveller—is the way he forces readers to rethink the mundane

Anagram

unnamed

5 October 2014

cognitive

[kog-ni-tiv]

adjective

1. of or pertaining to the act or process of knowing, perceiving, remembering, etc.; of or relating to cognition :
cognitive development; cognitive functioning.
2. of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

Origin
Medieval Latin
1580-1590; < Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit (us) known (see cognition ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms
cognitively, adverb
cognitivity, noun
noncognitive, adjective

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Examples from the web for cognitive

– Researchers have been aware of the surprising cognitive abilities of these crows for some years now.
– Under time pressure, negotiators tend to rely more on stereotypes and cognitive shortcuts.
– But they also say it provides a platform on which more complex cognitive tasks can take place relatively easily.

Anagram

give tonic
evict go in
icing vote

4 October 2014

war (1)
[wawr]

noun
1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military operations:
The two nations were at war with each other.
3. a contest carried on by force of arms, as in a series of battles or campaigns:
the War of 1812.
4. armed fighting, as a science, profession, activity, or art; methods or principles of waging armed conflict:
War is the soldier’s business.
5. active hostility or contention; conflict; contest:
a war of words.
6. aggressive business conflict, as through severe price cutting in the same industry or any other means of undermining competitors:
a fare war among airlines; a trade war between nations.
7. a struggle to achieve a goal: the war on cancer; a war against poverty;
a war for hearts and minds.

verb (used without object), warred, warring.
10. to make or carry on war; fight:
to war with a neighboring nation.
11. to carry on active hostility or contention:
Throughout her life she warred with sin and corruption.
12. to be in conflict or in a state of strong opposition:
The temptation warred with his conscience.
adjective
13. of, belonging to, used in, or due to war:
war preparations; war hysteria.

Origin
late Old English Old North French, Germanic
1150 before 1150; (noun) Middle English, late Old English werre < Old North French < Germanic; cognate with Old High German werra strife; (v.) Middle English, late Old English werrien (transitive) to make war upon, derivative of the noun; compare Old French guerrer, Old North French werreier; akin to war2

war (2)
[wahr]

adjective, adverb, Scot. and North England
1. worse.

Origin
1150-1200; Middle English werre < Old Norse verri worse

war.
1. warrant.

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Examples from the web for war
– Privateers were privately owned, armed ships hired by governments during time of war.
– The left often complains about the culture war as if it’s a war they don’t want to fight.
– New ways of healing are as much a product of war as are new ways of killing.

British Dictionary definitions for war
war
/wɔː/
noun
1. open armed conflict between two or more parties, nations, or states related adjectives belligerent martial
2. a particular armed conflict: the 1973 war in the Middle East
3. the techniques of armed conflict as a study, science, or profession
4. any conflict or contest: a war of wits, the war against crime
5. (modifier) of, relating to, resulting from, or characteristic of war: a war hero, war damage, a war story
6. to have had a good war, to have made the most of the opportunities presented to one during wartime
7. (informal) in the wars, (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting

verb wars, warring, warred
8. (intransitive) to conduct a war

Word
C12: from Old Northern French werre (variant of Old French guerre), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German werra

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War.
abbreviation

1. Warwickshire
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Word Origin and History for war
n. late Old English (c.1050), wyrre, werre, from Old North French werre “war” (Modern French guerre), from Frankish *werra, from Proto-Germanic *werso (cf. Old Saxon werran, Old High German werran, German verwirren “to confuse, perplex”). Cognates suggest the original sense was “to bring into confusion.”

Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian guerra are from the same source; Romanic peoples turned to Germanic for a word to avoid Latin bellum because its form tended to merge with bello- “beautiful.” There was no common Germanic word for “war” at the dawn of historical times. Old English had many poetic words for “war” ( wig, guð, heaðo, hild, all common in personal names), but the usual one to translate Latin bellum was gewin “struggle, strife” (related to win ).

First record of war time is late 14c. Warpath (1775) is originally in reference to North American Indians, as are war-whoop (1761), war-paint (1826), and war-dance (1757). War crime first attested 1906. War chest is attested from 1901; now usually figurative. War games translates German Kriegspiel (see kriegspiel ).

v. “to make war on,” mid-12c.; see war (n.). Related: Warred ; warring.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with war

war
war horse
war of nerves
also see:
all’s fair in love and war
at war
been to the wars
declare war
tug of war
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Anagram

raw

3 October 2014

twit (1)

[twit]

verb (used with object), twitted, twitting.

1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
2. to reproach or upbraid.
Synonyms: chide, scold, rebuke, criticize, revile, castigate.
noun
3. an act of twitting.
4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.

Origin

Middle English, Old English
1520-1530; aphetic variant of obsolete atwite, Middle English atwiten, Old English ætwītan to taunt, equivalent to æt- at1+ wītan to blame

twit (2)

[twit]

noun
1. a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.

Origin

1810-20; origin uncertain

twit (3)

[twit]

1. an insignificant, silly, or bothersome person:
Pay no attention to that obnoxious little twit!

Origin

1920-25; perhaps orig. noun derivative of twit1, i.e., “one who twits others,” but altered in sense by association with expressive words with tw- (twaddle, twat, twerp, etc.) and by rhyme with nitwit

twit (4)

[twit]

1. a confused, excited state:
to be in a twit about company coming.

Synonyms: dither, tizzy, stew.

Origin

probably shortened from twitter

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Examples from the web for twit
– The film is a merciless, sometimes hilarious portrait of the aristocracy, though the earl is far from being a twit.
– But there’s not much either actor can do with this bluntly drawn twit.

2 October 2014

candid

[kan-did]

adjective

1. frank; outspoken; open and sincere:
a candid critic.
2. free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward:
a candid opinion.
3. informal; unposed:
a candid photo.
4. honest; impartial:
a candid mind.
5. Archaic. white.
6. Archaic. clear; pure.
noun
7. an unposed photograph.
Origin

French, Latin
1620-1630; (< French candide) < Latin candidus shining white, equivalent to cand (ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense ) + -idus -id4

Related forms

candidly, adverb
candidness, noun
pseudocandid, adjective
pseudocandidly, adverb
quasi-candid, adjective

Synonyms
1. ingenuous, naive, plain. See frank1.
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Examples from the web for candid Expand

– At the end of his life, he wrote an autobiography for his children that was totally candid, and not intended for publication.
– Her writing voice is just as striking—alternately sweet and sour, naïve and cynical, but always unflinchingly candid.
– But beyond that, the loss of board confidentiality destroys the possibility of candid and productive discussion in the boardroom.

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1 October 2014

satire

[sat-ahyuh r]

noun

1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

Origin
Latin

1500-1510; < Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate )

Related forms

nonsatire, noun

Can be confused

burlesque, caricature, cartoon, parody, satire (see synonym study at burlesque; see synonym study at the current entry)
satire, satyr.

Synonyms

1. See irony1. 2, 3. burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose: Swift’s satire of human pettiness and bestiality.Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack: lampoons of the leading political figures.

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Examples from the web for satire

– Its impossible to watch any kind of western satire with her.
– Shows range from political satire to performance puppetry and admission is by donation.
– Parody would be a first cousin, a satire on an actual work of art.

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