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pauperism

Definition: (noun) A state of extreme poverty or destitution.
Synonyms:indigence, penury, need
Usage:Two children begged for money on the subway, and their pauperism weighed heavily on the minds of the train's passengers. Discuss.

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Making a Noun Masculine

Nouns that are, were, or can be distinguished between feminine and masculine genders are often masculine in their basic form. Masculine nouns tend to end in what two suffixes? More... Discuss

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Radiocarbon Dating

Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of carbonaceous materials—especially ancient archaeological specimens—that relies on the presence of a naturally occurring isotope called carbon-14. After an organism dies, the amount of carbon-14 in its remains gradually decreases through radioactive beta decay. Measuring the amount of carbon-14 in an organism's remains thus allows scientists to determine how long it has been dead. How do atomic bombs affect atmospheric carbon-14 levels? More... Discuss

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Hersheypark Opens in Pennsylvania (1907)

Milton Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, originally created Hersheypark for his employees. Situated along a creek, it was a good spot for boating, picnicking, and enjoying baseball, which is what visitors did on the park's first day in 1907. The next year, the park added its first ride, a carousel. Over the decades, as the park expanded, it grew from a regional amusement to a national attraction. In what year did it bring the first looping roller coaster to the East Coast? More... Discuss

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Sue Taylor Grafton (1940)

A onetime screenwriter, Grafton began writing detective novels after a bitter and protracted custody battle left her daydreaming about the vengeful crimes she would have liked to commit but could not. As a means of escape, she created private detective Kinsey Millhone, the protagonist in a series of alphabet-titled novels such as A is for Alibi and B is for Burglar. After G Is for Gumshoe, she was able to quit screenwriting. Why won't she sell the film rights to her books? More... Discuss

Quotation of the Day

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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Discuss

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universal
untimeliness
inequity
qualifying
seasonableness
broadness
failing
fairness
narrowness
particular

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Which of the following linking verbs can a gerund follow as a subject complement?

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n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate
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outstrip
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Today's Holiday

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Feast of the Blajini

Among rural people in Romania there is a widespread belief in the existence of the Blajini, the "Meek" or "Kindly Ones"—a lost race who don't understand the ways of human beings. On the Monday after Easter Monday, Romanian women and children throw red Easter egg shells on running streams, since they believe that all the world's streams eventually flow into a single river, alongside of which live the Blajini. Their hope is that the Blajini will find the shells and know it is time to celebrate the Easter feast. More... Discuss

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in (one's) heyday

— In, at, or during the period of one's greatest success, power, vigor, etc. More... Discuss