Friday, July 26, 2013

Today's word

labile \LAY-byle\
a : readily or frequently changing: as
b : readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown
c : characterized by wide fluctuations (as in blood pressure)
d : emotionally unstable
I think I'd heard this one before, but wouldn't have known its meaning without context.
poniard \PAHN-yerd\ - 1. a dagger with a usually slender blade of triangular or square cross section  2. To pierce or kill with a poniard
I'd heard of this one, too, but not the verb form.

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