Tangible comes from the Latin 'tangere' which means "to touch". I don't believe it unless I can touch it. I need tangible proof.
A man surprised you and showed his epidermis but you didn't scream. Why didn't you? Because... he only showed you... his... skin.
What does a New Word A Day cure? Abibliophobia- the fear of running out of reading material... or should it be Tweetiophobia?
The word ALONE comes from two words... "ALL" and "ONE". ALL there is... is ONE. How come it's not ALTWO but rather... a couple.
Daisy comes from the words 'day' and 'eye' because the petals of a daisy closes at night and opens during the day. daisy = dayseye
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IMMUTABLE
IMMUTABLE <Im-mute-ah-bul> Unalterable; permanent; total; An unchangeable and undeniable absolute An immutable law never changes bec...
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Allay <ah-lay> relieve; calm; soothe; to reduce and fear or worry He is wearing a helmet and that should allay your worry about him ri...
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Diverge <deye-verj> split; deviate; separate; to go off a path in a different direction. We decided to diverge onto the exit a...
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Convoke <kon-volk> assemble; convene; call; to summon someone to a gathering. I use a dog whistle to convoke an excited group...
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