Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Today's words

Today: a treat for etymology fans, though no new words in here for me.

charlatan \SHAHR-luh-tun\ - 1. a pretender to medical skill : quack  2. one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : fraud, faker
Starting with today's WOTD, with an etymology I found fascinating
Then there was this link to Top Ten Words With Remarkable Origins, Vol. 2.


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