Friday, December 2, 2011

Word of the Day Nov28th-Dec2nd


Word of the Day Nov28th-Dec2nd

Panegyrize:     - To eulogize; to deliver or write a panegyric about.
- To indulge in panegyric; bestow praises. 
- Origin: from Greek, panegyrize originally meant "belonging to a public assembly" from pan meaning "all" and egyris, "gathering." 

Serry:      - verb 
- to crowd closely together
- origin: serry is from the Middle French serre which was the past participle of serrer meaning ''to press tightly together." 

Churlish: - adjective 
- like a churl boorish rude 
- of a churl peasantlike 
- origin: bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc 

Altruistic:- noun
- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
- origin: altruistic was coined in 1830 by philosopher Auguste Comte. It originates in the French word altrui meaning "of or to others" from the Latin word alteri meaning "other." 

Bobbery: - noun
- a disturbance or a brawl. 
- origin: Bobbery, unexpectedly, is from the Hindu phrase bap re meaning "O father!" It was first recorded in print in 1816 in The Grand Master. 

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