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Word of the Day for Thursday, June 2, 2011intestable \in-TES-tuh-buhl\, adjective: Not legally qualified to make a will, as an infant or a lunatic. To unsoundness of mind is shown; there was certainly a degree of debility from age and supervening infirmities, the understanding was weakened and impaired, but that does not render a person intestable or incapable of judging of injuries done to him or of benefits confered upon him. I understood that a man convicted by the verdict of his country of housebreaking is infamous and intestable. Intestable shares the same root as testify, the Latin testā, "to bear witness." | |||||||||
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  What are the most neglected words in the English language?Wayne State University's Word Warriors have released their top ten words to revive in 2011 . Starting in 2009, the Wayne State Word Warriors have highlighted obscure English words to bring back into common usage. Citing the vast vocabulary available in English - the biggest in the world, in fact - the Word Warriors contend... | |||||||||
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