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Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 12, 2011oppugn \uh-PYOON\, verb: 1. To assail by criticism, argument, or action. Aspects of the Novel, published in 1927, was one of the first critical works to oppugn modernism. I do not wish to oppugn the character of Miss Goodrich by bearing false witness in regard to her activities. Oppugn is born from the combination the Latin op-, "to oppose, attack," and pugnare, "to fight," similar to pugilsim. | |||||||||
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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