propound \pruh-POWND\, transitive verb: To offer for consideration; to put forward; to propose. When Samuelson first propounded this potentially radical idea, it was greeted with astonishment, bordering on outrage. – Jonathan Davis, “Samuelson’s argument still holds true”, Independent, October 4, 1997 Aristarchus not only challenged God, but he, and then Copernicus, propounded a theory that [...]

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inclement \in-KLEM-uhnt\, adjective: 1. Rough, harsh; extreme, severe — generally restricted to the elements or weather. 2. Severe, unrelenting; cruel. Rosina concluded that a resident or guest had gone out back, possibly to use the privy, but this was a bit odd and certainly not routine, given the inclement weather and the availability of chamber [...]

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hyperbole \hy-PUHR-buh-lee\, noun: Extravagant exaggeration. Hyperbole comes from Greek hyperbole, “excess,” from hyperballein, “to exceed,” from hyper, “beyond” + ballein, “to throw.” From Dictionary.com via iGoogle

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On the Google Word of the Day Widget, they had one of my favorite words of the day. This is one I learned watching Dennis Miller on HBO when I was in High School:schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun:A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others. That the report of Sebastian Imhof’s grave illness might also have [...]

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Have you started to notice that I post a word of the day on days when I do not have time to post a real article? Today is one of those days….from Work, to Toastmasters Meeting, back to work, then to another Toastmasters meeting. It is just one of those days where you have to [...]

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