This week's theme: miscellaneous words. adscititious (ad-si-TISH-uhs) adjective
Derived from outside; external; additional. [From Latin adscitus, past participle of adsciscere (to admit or adopt), from ad- (toward) + sciscere (to seek to know), from scire (to know). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skei- (to cut or split) that also gave us schism, ski, and shin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=adscititious -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "[Dr. Kozak] stands in the middle of the adscititious atmosphere and soaks in the effect." Joel Wedel; Siphonophora; iUniverse; 2006. Sponsored by: Orijinz, the new word and phrase origins card game. A great stocking stuffer, fun on a road trip, dinner party or family game night. http://entspire.com Discover new *super magnetic* Thinking Putty. It's the perfect stocking stuffer! Find out more: http://puttyworld.com?a=awad The perfect gift for the quirky geniuses on your list - check out the special offer on a year of mental_floss! http://www.mentalfloss.com/holidayspecial Are you a phagocyte? Check out Butt Rot & Bottom Gas: A Glossary of Tragically Misunderstood Words! Available everywhere and at http://www.quirkbooks.com ............................................................................ A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. -James Kern Feibleman, philosopher and psychiatrist (1904-1987) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/adscititious.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/adscititious.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/adscititious.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
