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lycanthrope

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2 weeks 2 days ago
Definition: (noun) A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf.
Synonyms: werewolf, wolfman, loup-garou.
Usage: She thought the novel about the lycanthrope would be silly, but the sad tale about the werewolf's struggles to regain control of his life moved her to tears.

Andrew Oxenham Named Waldfogel Scholar of the College

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2 weeks 3 days ago

Andrew Oxenham receiving the award
from CLA's Interim Dean Ann WaltnerWe are excited to announce that Andrew Oxenham has received the Waldfogel Scholar of the College Award. This honor supports faculty research and creative activities. They are scholars who have taken intellectual risks, whose work has achieved a high level of distinction, and who have transformed the way knowledge is constructed.  

The award also honors the legacy of Professor Melvin Waldfogel. Professor Waldfogel joined the University of Minnesota's Art History faculty in 1955 and taught for three decades.

We appreciate Andrew Oxenham’s many meaningful contributions to both the Psychology Department and the College of Liberal Arts. 

Andrew Oxenham, PhD is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Auditory Perception and Cognition Laboratory. 
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phellem

Word of the Day
2 weeks 3 days ago
Definition: (noun) Outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells.
Synonyms: cork.
Usage: Joe carefully harvested the phellem from the tree, excited at the prospect of using the buoyant material to make his very own toy boat.

sternutation

Word of the Day
2 weeks 4 days ago
Definition: (noun) A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
Synonyms: sneeze, sneezing.
Usage: John complained that every time he came to visit, my dusty carpet would send him into fits of sternutation.

appurtenance

Word of the Day
2 weeks 5 days ago
Definition: (noun) Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task.
Synonyms: paraphernalia, gear.
Usage: He had half expected that she would drive up to the side door in a hansom, would wear a thick veil, and adopt the other appurtenances of a clandestine meeting.

jurisprudence

Word of the Day
2 weeks 6 days ago
Definition: (noun) The philosophy or science of law.
Synonyms: legal philosophy, law.
Usage: Because he hoped to one day run for office, he decided to delve into the study of jurisprudence.

Daily Brain Teaser for Apr 29, 2024

Daily Brain Teaser
2 weeks 6 days ago
Pub Regulars

Edgar, Frank, and George are regulars at a pub. All three of them have been regulars since before this month.

1. One regular goes to the pub every two days, one goes every three days, and one goes every seven days.

2. The first day of a certain month that Edgar went to the bar was a Monday. The first day of the same month that Frank went to the bar was a Wednesday. The first day of the same month that George went to the bar was a Friday.

3. There was only one day in that month that all three men went to the pub.

On which day of that month did all three men go to the bar?


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invective

Word of the Day
3 weeks ago
Definition: (noun) Denunciatory or abusive language.
Synonyms: vituperation, vitriol.
Usage: Bartle had become so excited and angry in the course of his invective that he had forgotten his supper.