Wise statement

Winston Churchill was a man of great quotes. I ran across this very excellent statement today in a search for something unrelated:

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

Winston Churchill

Terms from Academia

I have run across two words from the world of academia lately.

Matriculate
v. muh-trik-yuh-leyt

1. to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.

Ped·a·go·gy   /ˈpɛdəˌgoʊdʒi, -ˌgɒdʒi/ 1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
 
Origin:
1575–85; < Gk paidagōgía office of a child's tutor.

These are words that I would probably very rarely use, since they are so ... uncommon.

How would you use them?

I am lethargic today

lethargic
\luh-THAHR-jik\
adjective

1: of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy : sluggish
2: indifferent, apathetic


EXAMPLE
After eating a large plate of spaghetti and meatballs I often feel lethargic and sleepy.

DID YOU KNOW?

In Greek mythology, Lethe was the name of a river in the underworld that was also called "the River of Unmindfulness" or "the River of Forgetfulness." Legend held that when someone died, he or she was given a drink of water from the river Lethe to forget all about his or her past life. Eventually this act of forgetting came to be associated with feelings of sluggishness, inactivity, or indifference. The name of the river and the word "lethargic," as well as the related noun "lethargy," all derive from "lethe," Greek for "forgetfulness."

It all makes me want to lie down... :)

Ubiquitous

One of the most searched words on the Merriam-Webster website.

ubiq•ui•tous adj \yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs\

Definition of UBIQUITOUS

: existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread (a ubiquitous fashion); omnipresent: (ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants).

The ubiquitous message: