Month 2- Word of the day 16
Sleight
means
Dexterity
A magician will try to fool his audience with a sleight of hand.
Sleight
means
Dexterity
A magician will try to fool his audience with a sleight of hand.
Collegial means marked by camaraderie among colleagues. Its spelling is close to collegiate (relating to a college) but the meanings are distinct.
Palinoia means the obsessive repetition of an act until it is perfect or mastered.
Traduce means shame using lies. Sam loves to watch politicians traducing each other with bogus facts.
Word for today is Zenith a highest point or state, culmination Zenith originated from the Middle English cenith, which in turn is traced back to Old Spanish zenit. Tenzing Norgay reached the zenith of Mount Everest.
Titanism means Spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions. You may read more about titanism here
Word for today is Somaticize means to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms. Pronunciation: [suh–mat–uh-sahyz, soh-muh-tuh-] Brislin suggests take the culturally accepted route: somaticize, whether it is the liver, head, stomach or heart that takes the brunt. [ Source extract – The Development of Emotional Competence By Carolyn Saarni]
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