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Jul 25, 2024
This week’s themeLook Ma, no affix! This week’s words gruntled ept ruth reck descript Illustration: Anu Garg + AI
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PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: Care or concern. verb tr., intr.: To care or concern. ETYMOLOGY:
From Old English reccan (to care). Earliest documented use: 1150. The
common affixed form is reckless.
USAGE:
“What little reck [King James] had of the faces he trod on in climbing
from a pit of his own digging.” Victor MacClure; She Stands Accused; Lippincott; 1935. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents.
Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never
without belief in a devil. -Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (25 Jul
1902-1983)
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