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Word of the Week

fecund

[ fee-kuhnd, -kuh nd, fek-uhnd, –uh nd ]

adjective

producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.very productive or creative intellectually: the fecund years of the Italian Renaissance.

RELATED WORDS

breeding, fertile, fruitful, pregnant, prolific, rich, teeming, spawning, fructiferous

Origin of fecund

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fēcundus, equivalent to fē- (see fetus) + -cundus adj. suffix; replacing late Middle English fecounde < Anglo-FrenchRelated formsnon·fe·cund, adjectiveun·fe·cund, adjective

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Word Of The Week

Bumfuzzle.

This is a simple term that refers to being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion. You’ve probably heard your grandma or grandpa use this phrase, especially if they are from the East Coast or below the Mason-Dixon Line. This word is derived from the Old English dumfoozle.

Word of the Week

Nascent

Nas•cent

/ˈnāsənt,ˈnasənt/

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adjectiveadjective: nascent

  1. (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.”the nascent space industry”synonyms:just beginning, budding, developing, growing, embryonic, incipient, young, in its infancy, fledgling, evolving, emergent, emerging, rising, dawning, advancing, burgeoning;rarenaissant”the nascent economic recovery”
    • CHEMISTRY(chiefly of hydrogen) freshly generated in a reactive form.

Origin

early 17th century: from Latin nascent- ‘being born’, from the verb nasci .

Word of the Week

ac·cre·tion[əˈkrēSH(ə)n]

NOUN

the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.”the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves” · “the growing accretion of central government authority”

synonyms:

accumulation · collecting · gathering · amassing · cumulation · accrual · growth · formation · enlargement · increase · gain · augmentation · rise · mushrooming · snowballing · amassment thing formed or added by gradual growth or increase.” the city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions” · “about one-third of California was built up by accretions”

synonyms:

addition · extension · growth · appendage · add-on · supplement astronomy the coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies

ORIGIN

early 17th century: from Latin accretio(n-), from accrescere ‘become larger’ ( see accrete).

Word of the Week

plu·vi·al

[ˈplo͞ovēəl]

ADJECTIVE —

relating to or characterized by rainfall.” the alternation of pluvial and arid periods in the Quaternary”

NOUN-

pluvial (plural noun) a period marked by increased rainfall.

ORIGIN-

mid 17th century: from Latin pluvialis, from pluvia ‘rain’.

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Word of the Week(Unusual)

agastopia

n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body

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Example sentences

“This agastopia I have for your neck renders me insensate.”

“Have you ever noticed his agastopia? He cannot raise his eyes above waist level when a particularly callipygian woman walks by.”

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in·con·tro·vert·i·ble[ˌinkäntrəˈvərdəb(ə)l]

ADJECTIVE not able to be denied or disputed.”incontrovertible proof”

synonyms:indisputable · incontestable · undeniable · irrefutable · unassailable · beyond dispute · unquestionable · beyond question · indubitable · not in doubt · beyond doubt · beyond a shadow of a doubt · unarguable · inarguable · undebatable · unanswerable · unequivocal · unambiguous · unmistakable · certain · sure · definite · definitive · proven · positive · decisive · conclusive · final · ultimate · clear · clear-cut · straightforward · plain · as plain as a pikestaff · transparent · obvious · manifest · evident · self-evident · staring one in the face · patent · demonstrative · demonstrable · observable · palpable · uncontroversial · accepted · acknowledged · marked · pronounced · express · emphatic · categorical · compelling · convincing · clinching · airtight · watertight · irrefragable · apodictic

antonyms:questionable