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misapply

Definition: (verb) Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly.
Synonyms:misuse
Usage:Thus they misapply the sacred writings to defend practices yet more corrupt than those I have been speaking of. Discuss. Play

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Other Interrogative Pronouns

In addition to the five main interrogative pronouns, there are seven others that are used for emphatic purposes. These interrogative pronouns are typically used in more formal or old-fashioned English. What are they? More... Discuss

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The First Fatality in the Age of Flight

US Army First Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge was the first person killed in a powered airplane. The accident that caused his death occurred during a demonstration of the Wright Flyer for the US Army in September 1908. After a few successful circuits around Virginia's Fort Myer, the craft's right propeller broke, causing it to nose-dive into the ground. Selfridge, a passenger on the flight, sustained major head injuries and died that night. What happened to the pilot, Orville Wright? More... Discuss

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The Twilight Zone Premieres on CBS (1959)

A classic science-fiction show that ran for just five years, The Twilight Zone was created by veteran television writer Rod Serling. More than half of its 155 unrelated episodes were written or co-written by Serling, who also narrated each half-hour episode with his trademark deadpan. The show often starred soon-to-be-famous actors such as William Shatner and Robert Redford. Many episodes featured frightening or ironic plot twists. What were some of the show's most celebrated episodes? More... Discuss

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (1890)

Marx and his brothers entered show business with their mother as a vaudeville act in the early 1900s. Later in his career, he enjoyed success as host of the TV game show You Bet Your Life, which was mainly a showcase for his witty banter with contestants. By the end of his career, he had become an instantly recognizable cultural institution who was lauded by individuals as disparate as Johnny Carson and T. S. Eliot. What event that occurred three days earlier overshadowed his 1977 death? More... Discuss

Quotation of the Day

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Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things underground, and much more in the skies.

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Discuss

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nonreversible
two-sided
unknowable
rising
ignoble
noble
falling
cognisable
concave
bulging

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Which of the following is not something an infinitive can function as?

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n. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
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seditious
insurgent
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undermanned

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Today's Holiday

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Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)

October 2 is a national holiday in India to commemorate the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who came to be known as Mahatma ("great soul") Gandhi. At this time, pilgrimages are made from throughout the country to the Raj Ghat on the banks of the Yamuna River in Delhi, where Gandhi was cremated. Many communities also hold spinning and weaving sessions in honor of Gandhi, who is often pictured in a simple white cotton robe at a spinning wheel. More... Discuss

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park the bus

— In football (soccer), to employ all (or nearly all) of a team's active players in defending its own side of the pitch. More... Discuss