Chrysti The Wordsmith: 100 Words - 1

Greetings This is Christie the wordsmith. In 2005 the editorial staff of the American Heritage Dictionary published a delightful little tome called 100 words every word lover should know. The dictionary editors selected these terms on the basis of several criteria. Some had impressive histories other words were associated with remarkable facts. A few sounded interesting and some simply had curious meanings included in the latter category is Cohen Kao an a Japanese noun that refers to a puzzling often paradoxical statement or story used in san Buddhism as an aid to meditation and a means of gaining spiritual awakening. Koan. Another such term is the German Zeit Geist which means the spirit of the time the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation. Another of the 100 words every word lover should know is the adjective Obst represents or noisily unruly or defiant. The 100 words

editors also suggest the term Jeremiah ad which is a literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom. This word was coined after the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah who is remembered for his stern warnings to the people of Judah. Join me next time on Christie the wordsmith for more of 100 words every word lover should know. A brief delightful glossary compiled by the editors of The American Heritage dictionary Dave herbivores Christie the wordsmith a sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.