Face of the Day
The updated invitation showed a template for the Minister’s official invitations to dignitaries, which removed te reo Māori greetings, and the word “Aotearoa”.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… ebullient (adjective): 1: boiling, agitated 2: characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Someone who is ebullient is bubbling over with enthusiasm, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that ebullient comes from the Latin verb
Face of the Day
Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso was told to leave the Paris Olympics Village after being accused of creating an “inappropriate atmosphere”. She is understood to have left Paris after being suspended from the village, The Telegraph reported. The head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Larissa Schaerer, did not elaborate on what
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… panoply (noun): 1a: a full suit of armor b: ceremonial attire 2: something forming a protective covering 3a: a magnificent or impressive array b: a display of all appropriate appurtenances Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Despite having Greek origins and similar sounds, panoply is not related—
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… belie (verb): 1a: to give a false impression of b: to present an appearance not in agreement with 2a: to show (something) to be false or wrong b: to run counter to : contradict 3: disguise Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : "What is a lie?"
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… neophyte (noun): 1: a new convert : proselyte 2: novice 3: tyro, beginner Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Neophyte is hardly a new addition to the English language—it's been part of the English vocabulary since the 14th century. It traces back through Late Latin
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… futile (adjective): 1: serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective 2: occupied with trifles : frivolous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Attempts to pinpoint the first use of the phrase “resistance is futile” may ultimately be futile—that is, pointless or in vain—but that hasn’t stopped
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The word for today is… sequester (verb, noun): verb 1a: to set apart : segregate b: seclude, withdraw 2a: to seize especially by a writ of sequestration b: to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration 3: to bind (a metal or metal ion) in the form of a soluble complex
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… artifice (noun): 1a: clever or artful skill : ingenuity b: an ingenious device or expedient 2a: an artful stratagem : trick b: false or insincere behavior Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Do great actors display artifice or art? Sometimes a bit of both. Artifice stresses creative skill or
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The word for today is… plangent (adjective): 1: having a loud reverberating sound 2: having an expressive and especially plaintive quality Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Plangent adds power to our poetry and prose: the pounding of waves, the beat of wings, the tolling of a bell, the throbbing of the
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… wane (verb, noun): verb 1: to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as a: to diminish in phase or intensity—used chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets b: to become less brilliant or powerful : dim c: to flow out : ebb
Inequality is caused by inflation
Marxists have misdiagnosed the cause of economic inequality. It’s not the extraction of surplus value from workers, as suggested by the labor theory of value, that gives capitalists unfair wealth.
What Is Behind Kamala’s Laugh
Uncontrollable and inappropriate laughter is not among the many leadership qualities Americans look for in a president.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… caveat (noun): 1a: a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices b: an explanation to prevent misinterpretation c: a modifying or cautionary detail to be considered when evaluating, interpreting, or doing something 2: a legal warning to a judicial officer to suspend a proceeding
The 33rd Olympiad Opening Ceremony Was Depraved
A celebration of a tiny segment of society that some view as outrageous and inappropriate and yet the participants demand we permit.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… torrid (adjective): 1a: parched with heat especially of the sun : hot b: giving off intense heat : scorching 2: ardent, passionate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Hot, steamy, sultry: English is full of words that do double-duty in describing thirst traps both literal (as in the