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entelechy
[ en-tel-uh-kee ]
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noun
a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality
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- First recorded in 1595鈥�1605.
- From the Greek 别苍迟别濒茅肠丑别颈补, a word coined by Aristotle.
- Combines 别苍-鲁, meaning “in,” + Greek 迟茅濒辞蝉, meaning “goal,” + Greek 茅肠丑别颈补, meaning “to have.”
EXAMPLES OF ENTELECHY
- The community center was the entelechy of decades of fundraising and planning.
- The entelechy of art is about bringing imagination to life through creation.
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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onerous
[ on-er-uhs ]
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adjective
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship
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- First recorded between 1350鈥�1400.
- From the Latin root onus, meaning “burden,” from which we also get the English onus.
EXAMPLES OF ONEROUS
- The tennis player found the contract too onerous, so she refused to sign it.
- The hike became more onerous as the trail became muddier in the rain.
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- First recorded between 1375鈥�1425 as a now-archaic adjective meaning “public.”
- From the Latin 诲墨惫耻濒驳腻迟耻蝉; related to the word divulge.
EXAMPLES OF DIVULGATE
- The whistleblower chose to divulgate the evidence despite potential repercussions.
- The first three chapters of the author’s upcoming novel were accidentally divulgated to the public.
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