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Word of the Day for Saturday, April 2, 2011unctuous \UNGK-choo-us\, adjective: 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. A warmed, crusty French roll arrives split, lightly smeared with unctuous chopped liver. She recalled being offended by the "phoniness" that stemmed from the contradiction between her mother's charming, even unctuous public manner and her anger in private. He approached Sean wearing a smile so unctuous it seemed about to slide right off his face. Unctuous is from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus, "anointed, besmeared, greasy," past participle of unguere, "to anoint, to besmear." | |||||||||
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  Why is April called "April?" The answer is a mystery — no fooling!Mark Twain once wrote: "This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four." Twain is referring to the first day of April or, as it has come to be known as, April Fool's Day. While the first day of the fourth month of the... | |||||||||
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