Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Today's words

agonistic \ag-uh-NISS-tik\ - 1. argumentative  2. striving for effect : strained  3. of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) between individuals usually of the same species
It obviously had to be related, but how it's related is interesting. I'm pretty sure I knew this once, about a lifetime ago.
pedology \pi-DAH-luh-jee\ - 1. soil science 2. med. the scientific study of the life and development of children
I guessed the second definition, but had no idea of the first.

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