Word of the Day (Nov 7th-11th)
Canny: - careful; cautious; prudent
- astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious
- skilled; expert
- frugal; thrifty
- origin: canny is derived from the Middle English word ken meaning "knowledge or understanding". It is related to the verb kennen meaning "to see, know, or make known.
Plebiscite: - a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
- the vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another country.
- origin: to seek to know, learn, inchoative of scive to know.
Kef: - a state of drowsy contentment
- also keep a substance, especially a smoking preparation of kemp leaves, used to produce this state.
- origin: kef comes from the Arabic word Kaif meaning "well-being or pleasure."
Pansophy: - universal wisdom or knowledge
- origin: from the Greek pansophy is comprised of the roof words pan meaning "all " and sophy meaning "wisdom"
Zeal: - noun
- fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor, enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- origin: zeal is derived from the Greek word zelos, the same root as the word zealous.
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