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Jul 16, 2020
This week’s themeMisc. words This week’s words scansorial stridor disquisition sanguinary concupiscence “Words are the small change of thought.” ~Jules Renard Send some to friends & family A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Gargsanguinary
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Relating to blood. 2. Blood-red. 3. Involving bloodshed. 4. Bloodthirsty. ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin sanguis (blood). Earliest documented use: 1540.
USAGE:
“The blood of their victims paints a mask of sanguinary celebration on
their visages.” Stephen Stuart; Pax; Trafford Publishing; 2010. See more usage examples of sanguinary in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance
more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than
refusing to look at reality. -Sheri S. Tepper, novelist (16 Jul 1929-2016)
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