WOTD – May 18th, 2005: triskaidekaphobia

triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13. (noun) In his hand, he held a deck of cards and he lovingly caressed the edges. Jason was very glad that his irrational fear — triskaidekaphobia — didn’t spill over onto his love for card games, because thankfully the Kings may have represented the 13th card in each suit, [...]

WOTD – May 10th, 2005: aver & wayworn

aver: to assert, claim or declare as fact (verb) wayworn: wearied by traveling (adj) After having traveled the entire circumference of the globe along the equator, the wayworn journeyman returned to his hometown to aver to his friends and family that the journey had been worthwhile and educational and that he would encourage everyone he [...]

WOTD – May 8th, 2005: cosset

cosset: to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper (verb) Today would have been the perfect day to have cosseted my mother, it being Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, all could do was send my mother a handmade card that I spent extra time and attention on and to give her a phone call. If I lived near, [...]

WOTD – May 4th, 2005: traduce

traduce: to vilify; to represent as blamable (transitive verb) The local paper traduced me for the crime, as I was a convenient patsy. Based on the article published, they had used circumstantial evidence that even a sane judge would have thrown out of court, to convict me and cast the blame of murder upon my [...]