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Month: November 2019

Word of the Day: Crepuscular

Crepuscular is a really interesting sounding word. It sounds like it should be related to shell fish or human musculature or something like that. But this word, the New York […]

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Officious

The Mirriam-Webster Word of the Day is officious, which means “volunteering one’s services where they are neither asked nor needed” or “meddlesome.” Mirriam-Webster provides a second definition, “informal, unofficial,” but […]

November 16, 2019November 17, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Chutzpah

Chutzpah (or chutzpa) [hƱt spǝ] means “unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall” or “audacity, nerve.” According to etymonline.com, the word enters the language in 1892 “from Yiddish khutspe “impudence, gall,” from […]

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Gambit

Mirriam-Webster’s Word of the Day today is gambit, which originally is a term in chess. Mirriam-Webster says, “In 1656, a chess handbook was published that was said to have almost […]

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Protean

The adjective protean (pronounced pro-ti-ǝn) means “readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable,” or “changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba,” according to www.dictionary.com. It can also mean […]

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

“Oh, yeah, God’s here!”: A Conversation with Charissa Fryberger

In this conversation, Fryberger discusses the books that make her want to write, her process of reading scripture and how it informs her writing, the origin of her book’s title and some of the collection’s stories, and some basic writing tips.

November 12, 2019March 18, 2021 Jonathan Sircy News and Events, Religious Studies

Word of the Day: Potentate

The word today is potentate, which means “a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler.” According to www.etymonline.com, it enters the language “c. 1400, from Old […]

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Aphorism

Word of the Day: Aphorism An aphorism is, according to Mirriam-Webster, “a concise statement of a principle; a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment” or “an ingeniously terse style […]

November 9, 2019March 24, 2021 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Measure

Measure: this is one of those interesting words in English that is both a noun and a verb. I am pretty sure that today we use it more often as […]

November 8, 2019March 24, 2021 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

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