Word of the Day 28-31

Word of the Day 28~~October 28, 2009


Conflate \kuhn-FLAYT\

transitive verb;

1.
To bring together; to fuse together; to join or meld.
2.
To combine (as two readings of a text) into one whole.


Origin:
Conflate is from Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare, "to blow together; to put together," from con-, "with, together" + flare, "to blow."

Word of the Day 29~~October 29, 2009


Stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\

adjective;

1.
Extremely loud.


Origin:
Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined.

Word of the Day 30~~October 30, 2009


Tenebrous \TEN-uh-bruhs\

adjective;

1.
Dark; gloomy.


Origin:
Tenebrous derives from Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae, "darkness."

Word of the Day 31~~October 31, 2009


Eke \EEK\

transitive verb;

1.
To gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty -- used with 'out'.
2.
To increase or make last by being economical -- used with 'out'.


Origin:
Eke is from Old English ecan, "to increase."