prevaricate \prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\ (intransitive verb) - To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.

"Confused, also, with a thousand inexpressible sensations which the dean's presence inspired, she seemed...Read More

We call an overnight flight from coast to coast "the red eye" because its passengers disembark with bleary, irritated eyes from lack of sleep. Such ocular fatigue also provides the origin of the term "graveyard shift."

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In ancient times, new words were formed at every turn.

When the Greeks won a battle, for instance, their victorious warriors would high-five one another and then begin assembling a memorial to their victory.

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bouleversement \bool-vair-suh-MAWN\ (noun) - Complete overthrow; a reversal; a turning upside down.

"For the second time in his life Amory had had a complete bouleversement and was hurrying into line with his generation."...Read More