A Word A Day

I have been subscribing to this FREE "A Word A Day"" from Anu Garg. AWAD looks at
unusual words;words we would normally not use in our day to day conversation nor
see often enough in publications.

I have been intrigued by some of the words he shared with us. You can be part of
his mailing list too by visiting his website :
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/

Below is an extract of what I received this week.
Thanks to Anu Garg.
Be refreshed and amused!

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This week we feature a potpourri of words. We opened a dictionary, shook
it gently, and these words fell out. They came in all shapes, sizes, and
senses. They're short and long. They're flighty and grouchy. Call 'em what
you will, a medley of words, a farrago, or a gallimaufry. They're disparate,
they're diverse. They are varied and variegated, unclassified and unsorted.
And they're all ready to serve.


volitant (VOL-i-tuhnt) adjective

  1. Flying or capable of flight.

  2. Active; moving about rapidly.

[From Latin volitare (to flutter), from volare (to fly). Volatile and volley
descended from the same source.]

-Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org)

 "Notwithstanding the volitant simmerings of Gershwin's right-sided tumor,
  his left brain could have assumed, over time, essential functions of his
  musical genius, allowing for his terminal inventiveness."
  Spencer Nadler; Brain-cell Memories; Harper's (New York); Sep 2000.

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