will-o'-the-wisp /will-uh-thuh-WISP/ - 1. a light that appears at night over marshy ground 2. a misleading or elusive goal or hope
A familiar word with an unfamiliar definition. I only really knew it from The Sound of Music, but I never really knew what it meant. I assumed it had connotations of flightiness.quodlibet /KWAHD-luh-bet/ - 1. a philosophical or theological point proposed for disputation; also : a disputation on such a point 2. a whimsical combination of familiar melodies or texts
I've never heard either sense of this word before.adjuvant \AJ-uh-vun\ - 1. serving to aid or contribute : auxiliary 2. assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease
I thought this might be related to adjutant, a familiar term due to my military background
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