10:25 a.m. - 2003-05-05
fascinating "words of the day" from M-W
I should have done my morning routine before writing this morning... there were some fabulous and oddly applicable words of the day this weekend on m-w.com...
And here they are:
May 2:
kismet � KIZ-met
� noun, often capitalized
: fate
May 3:
pullulate � PUL-yuh-layt (the first syllable rhymes with "dull," not with "bull")
� verb
1 a : germinate, sprout b : to breed or produce freely
2 : swarm, teem
May 4:
paroxysm � PAIR-uk-sih-zum
� noun
1 : a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
2 : a sudden violent emotion or action : outburst
May 5:
tempestuous � em-PESS-chuh-wus
� adjective
: of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent, stormy
Even more to think on....
