Thursday 22 January 2015

words 1-5 Jan:22:2'15

  1. Overmix
verb (overmixes, overmixing; past and past participle overmixed)
To mix too thoroughly
antonyms
undermix

Wow, I am sure if I wrote this in an essay, they'd probably mark me down for using under and mix as one word. Now I know the truth it has set me free.


  1. Sum up verb(idiomatic) to summarize 
So, to sum up your argument, what you are saying is that it is impossible.

All I can say is; why is this put in the dictionary this way.



  1. Theandric 
adjective (not comparable)
(theology) Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature.



  1. humourist


noun (plural humourists)
- (British) Alternative spelling of humorist

Note the difference between the British and American


The last one for this date is pretty long, so i don't want to comment again. Goodnight, sweet dreams



  1. idiosyncrasy


etymology

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Old French idiosyncrasie, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία, from ἴδιος + σύν + κρᾶσις.

noun (plural idiosyncrasies)
- A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
- A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
- (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
- A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
    He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.

synonyms
- eccentricity
- foible
- habit
- mannerism
- oddity
- quirk
- vagary

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