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Phrase of the Day – Obsequy
Aug
Obsequy (noun) ob-sek-wee a funeral ceremony or ceremony. 1350–1400; Center English obseque (extra…)
Trebuchet (noun) treb-oo-shay a medieval engine of battle with a sling for hurling missiles. 1300–50; Center English (extra…)
Abscond (verb) ab-skond to depart in a sudden and secret method. The primary data of the phrase abscond come from across the 1600s. Abscond comes from the Latin verb abscondere,…
Plaudit (noun) plaw-dit an enthusiastic expression of approval. An earlier model of plaudit was plaudite, which was pronounced as three syllables. Plaudite got here from Latin plaudere, which means “to applaud.” (extra…)
Coom (additionally coomb) (noun) (Scots) koom Soot, smut First recorded in 1580–90; variant of culm (extra…)
Amalgamation (noun) am-al-ga-may-shun a blended consolidation of two or extra issues or entities. First recorded in 1605–15, from amalgan (a mix of mercury and one other steel) (extra…)
Fartlek (noun) faht-lek a coaching method, used particularly amongst runners, consisting of bursts of intense effort loosely alternating with much less strenuous exercise. Fartlek comes from a mix of the Swedish…
Antihero (noun) an-tee-hee-ro A protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic determine, as the Aristocracy of thoughts and spirit, a life or angle marked by motion or goal, and…
Demur (verb) de-mur to make objection, particularly on the grounds of ethical or moral concerns; take exception. Demur comes through French from the Latin phrase dēmorārī, which means “to linger, to…