arbitrage \ˈär-bə-ˌträzh\ - 1. the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of securities or foreign exchange in different markets in order to profit from price discrepancies 2. the purchase of the stock of a takeover target especially with a view to selling it profitably to the raider
In enjoying the comedic example of this word as used in yesterday's xkcd, I failed to realize that this wasn't a word that was actually a part of my vocabulary. Oh, I got close to its meaning from context, but didn't have it quite right. My tendencies in pronunciation are to either mispronounce the final syllable or to over-stress it.
inveigle \in-VAY-gul\ - 1. to win over by wiles : entice 2. to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle
And today's WOTD is another that I have always gotten from context, on the several occasions when I've encountered it. I've never been as never certain of its pronunciation; I keep wanting to make the "g" silent, but have never looked it up. I hope I'll remember when I see it again.
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