Vocabulary expansion from several Daily Briefs.

I Find Karma (adam@cs.caltech.edu)
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:41:38 -0800


Word for February 2, 1998:

echolalia: n. 1. The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or
phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types
of schizophrenia. 2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by
others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.

[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]
[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]

Word for February 3, 1998:

anaphora: n. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]

anaphora: n. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

Word for February 6, 1998:

lugubrious: adj. 1. Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an
exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]

Word for February 10, 1998:

nutation: n. 1. The act or an instance of nodding the head. 2. A wobble
in a spinning gyroscope or other rotating body. 3. Astronomy A small
periodic motion of the celestial pole of Earth with respect to the pole
of the ecliptic. 4. Botany A slight curving or circular movement in a
stem, as of a twining plant, caused by irregular growth rates of
different parts.

[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]

Word for February 11, 1998:

eschatology: n. 1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end
of the world or of humankind. 2. A belief or a doctrine concerning the
ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity.

[ source: American Heritage Dictionary ]

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