The word for today is… tontine (noun) – 1. An investment plan in which participants buy shares in a common fund and receive an annuity that increases every time a participant dies, with the entire fund going to the final survivor or to those who survive after a specified time. 2.
In news that absolutely no one could see coming, predators are taking advantage of ‘transgender’ policies in order to prey on vulnerable women and children. A Wisconsin high school has closed its gender-neutral bathroom after an 18-year-old student was arrested for fourth-degree sexual assault, child enticement and exposing his genitals
The word for today is… surfeit (verb) – To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust. (noun) – 1. (a) Overindulgence in food or drink. (b) The result of such overindulgence; satiety or disgust. 2. An excessive amount. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : There is an abundance—you could almost say
The word for today is… lily-livered (adj) – Cowardly; timid. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The basis of the word lily-livered lies in an old belief. Years ago, people thought that health and temperament were the products of a balance or imbalance of four bodily fluids, or humours: blood, phlegm, black
The word for today is… numismatic (adj) – 1. Of or relating to coins or currency. 2. Of or relating to numismatics. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The first metal coins are believed to have been used as currency by the Lydians, a people of Asia Minor, during the 7th century
One of the key signs of an incipient genocide is a concerted campaign to “un-person” the target. The would-be genociders make a concerted effort to de-humanise their victims. The “Strange Death of Europe” has not yet reached the stage that native Europeans are being denounced as “rats”, “cockroaches” or “snakes”
The word for today is… intercalate (verb) – 1. To insert (a day or month) in a calendar. 2. To insert, interpose, or interpolate. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Intercalate was formed from the Latin prefix inter-, meaning “between” or “among,” and the Latin verb cal?re, meaning “to proclaim” or
The word for today is… judgment (noun) – 1. (a) The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation. (b) An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision. 2. (a) The mental ability to perceive and distinguish relationships;
Chris Cahill NZ Police Association President Speech Transcript This time next week, all going well, Parliament will have passed the Arms Legislation Bill as the second tranche of firearms reforms designed to make all New Zealanders safer. Together, the reforms will do this by taking the most dangerous of weapons
The word for today is… hirsute (adj) – 1. Covered with hair; hairy. 2. Biology Covered with stiff or coarse hairs. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Hirsute has nearly the same spelling and exactly the same meaning as its Latin parent, hirsutus. The word isn’t quite one of a kind,
The word for today is… gustatory (adj) – Of or relating to the sense of taste. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Gustatory is a member of a finite set of words that describe the senses with which we encounter our world, the other members being visual, aural, olfactory, and tactile. Like
The word for today is… gustatory (adj) – Of or relating to the sense of taste. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Gustatory is a member of a finite set of words that describe the senses with which we encounter our world, the other members being visual, aural, olfactory, and tactile. Like
The word for today is… glom (verb) – 1. To grab or hold onto something. 2. To become attached to something; stick. 3. (a) To focus the attention on or become interested in someone or something. b. To understand or realise. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : It’s a classic case
Isabelle Groc @isabellegroc ensia.com Researchers are discovering plenty of ecological impacts — positive and negative — when humans interfere with wild animals’ natural eating routines. When she was about 8 years old, Judy Elson received a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle from her great-aunt that featured North American birds. Her relative had a
Judith Graham Kaiser Health News For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn’t find it especially difficult to care for his wife, Deborah, who struggled with breathing problems. But as her illness took a downward turn, he became overwhelmed by stress. “I was constantly on guard for any change
The word for today is… artifice (noun) – 1. (a) Deception or trickery. (b) Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving. 2. (a) Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something. (b) An artistic device or convention. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Do great actors display
