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Word of the Day
Karma
Mac Dictionary's definition:
noun (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. • informal destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.
DERIVATIVES karmic |-mik| adjective karmically |-mik(ə)lē| adverb ORIGIN from Sanskrit karman ‘action, effect, fate.’
What's good karma for you?
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Rendition
Mac Dictionary's definition:
noun 1 a performance or interpretation, esp. of a dramatic role or piece of music : a wonderful rendition of “Nessun Dorma.” • a visual representation or reproduction : a pen-and-ink rendition of Mars with his sword drawn. • a translation or transliteration. 2 (also extraordinary rendition) the practice of sending a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect covertly to be interrogated in a country with less rigorous regulations for the humane treatment of prisoners.
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from obsolete French, from rendre ‘give back, render.’
What musical rendition would fit your life?
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Hegemony
Mac Dictionary's definition
noun leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over others : Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Greek hēgemonia, from hēgemōn ‘leader,’ from hēgeisthai ‘to lead.’
Which hegemony are you united under?
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Ransack
Mac Dictionary's definition:
verb [ trans. ] go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage : burglars ransacked her home. • search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, esp. in such a way as to cause disorder and damage : Hollywood ransacks the New York stage for actors.
DERIVATIVES ransacker |ˈranˌsakər| noun
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann ‘house’ + a second element related to sœkja ‘seek.’
Whose house have you had to ransack recently?
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Aught
Mac Dictionary's definition:
(also ought) archaic pronoun anything at all : know you aught of this fellow, young sir? ORIGIN Old English āwiht (see aye 2 , wight ).
aught 2 noun the digit 0; zero. ought 2 noun archaic term for aught 2 . ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from an ought, by wrong division of a nought; compare with adder 1.
Do you know aught?
Word of the Day
Discursive
Mac Dictionary's definition:
adjective 1 digressing from subject to subject : students often write dull, secondhand, discursive prose. • (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated : the short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive. 2 of or relating to discourse or modes of discourse : the attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another. 3 archaic Philosophy proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition.
DERIVATIVES discursively adverb discursiveness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discurs-, literally ‘gone hastily to and fro,’ from the verb discurrere (see discourse ).
Have you been involved in discursive speech?
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Ignorance
Mac Dictionary's definition:
noun lack of knowledge or information : he acted in ignorance of basic procedures.
ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’ (see ignorant ).
You hear about how ignorance is bliss? It really isn't. If you lack knowledge or information, GET EDUCATED because all smart people think you're stupid. Ignorance, a better word to use when calling someone stupid. Also, think about how the word has "ignor" in it. So not only do you lack knowledge or information but you have decided to ignore this information or knowledge. Not cool.
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Extemporaneous
Mac Dictionary's definition:
adjective spoken or done without preparation : an extemporaneous speech.
DERIVATIVES extemporaneously adverb extemporaneousness noun
What have you done that would be classified as extemporaneous?
