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oppugn
verb
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
More about oppugn
Oppugn comes from Latin 辞辫辫耻驳苍腻谤别, 鈥渢o oppose, attack,鈥� which is based on the noun pugnus, 鈥渇ist.鈥� Pugnus is the source of numerous fighting-related words in English, including impugn and pugnacious. Oppugn was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
EXAMPLE OF OPPUGN USED IN A SENTENCE
The neighbors oppugned the dog owner who let their dog run freely around the park for hours.
cranreuch
noun
a covering of minute ice needles, formed at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled below the dew point, when it is below the freezing point.
More about cranreuch
Cranreuch appears to be an adaptation of Scottish Gaelic 肠谤补苍苍-谤别貌迟丑补诲丑, 鈥渉oarfrost,鈥� which contains crann, 鈥渢ree,鈥� and 谤别貌迟丑, 鈥渇rost.鈥� 搁别貌迟丑听(补濒蝉辞 reodh) is a distant relative of English freeze and the Latin-origin 51吃瓜 of the Day pruinose. Cranreuch was first recorded in English circa 1680.
EXAMPLE OF CRANREUCH USED IN A SENTENCE
The temperature dropped sharply after dusk, leaving the once wet leaves coated in cranreuch.
vellicate
verb
to twitch.
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More about vellicate
Vellicate comes from Latin 惫别濒濒颈肠腻谤别, 鈥渢o pluck, twitch,鈥� from vellere, 鈥渢o pull, twitch.鈥� Though hairs may be plucked and skin may twitch, there is no connection between vellicate and vellum, a type of parchment made from animal skin, or vellus hair, the tiny hairs found on the human body. Vellicate was first recorded in English around 1600.
EXAMPLE OF VELLICATE USED IN A SENTENCE
After the morning coffee break, I noticed that my left eye began vellicating from all the caffeine.
