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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Oct 16, 2020

Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share a love for words, wordplay, language, and literature. Our readers hail from more than 170 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe and almost all other places in between.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 25

tase: To incapacitate or subdue by delivering an electric shock using a stun gun.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 24

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Only the stupid steal from the rich. The clever steal from the poor. The law usually protects the rich. -Carsten Jensen, author (b. 24 Jul 1952)

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Only the stupid steal from the rich. The clever steal from the poor. The law usually protects the rich.
-Carsten Jensen, author (b. 24 Jul 1952)

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 24

incent: To provide a reward or benefit to induce action.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 23

insurrect: To rise in revolt against a government or other authority.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 22

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door! -Emma Lazarus, writer (22 Jul 1849-1887)

awad's tweet image. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
-Emma Lazarus, writer (22 Jul 1849-1887)

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 22

ablute: To bathe or to wash a part of the body.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 21

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. -Hemingway (21 Jul 1899-1961)

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The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.
-Hemingway (21 Jul 1899-1961)

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 21

lase: verb tr.: To expose or process with a laser (e.g. to target an object or cut a material). verb intr.: To give off coherent light.

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 19

A Weekly Compendium of Feedback on the Words in AWAD and Tidbits about Words and Language wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail1…

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 18

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. -Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (18 Jul 1918-2013)

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A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.
-Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (18 Jul 1918-2013)

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 18

feet of clay: A hidden weakness or flaw in someone otherwise strong and admired. See more wordsmith.org/words/feet_of_…

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 17

writing on the wall: A clear sign of impending decline or disaster. See more wordsmith.org/words/writing_…

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 16

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Every student needs someone who says, simply, "You mean something. You count." -Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)

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Every student needs someone who says, simply, "You mean something. You count."
-Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)

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A.Word.A.Day@awad · Jul 16

salt of the earth: A person or group considered to be among the finest of humanity. See more wordsmith.org/words/salt_of_…

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