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Want to get published? Here's your chance to get recognized. Click to learn more! Sponsored by Penguin Putnam Publishing. http://www.insidesessions.com/promos/promowriting.asp?rid=680 *************************************************************** The Word of the Day for December 23 is: ineluctable \ih-nih-LUK-tuh-bul\ (adjective) : not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable Example sentence: In classical Greek tragedy, the hero's flaw leads him to a disastrous and ineluctable fate. Did you know? Like drama, wrestling was popular in ancient Greece and Rome. "Wrestler," in Latin, is "luctator," and "to wrestle" is "luctari." "Luctari" also has extended senses -- "to struggle," "to strive," or "to contend." "Eluctari" joined "e-" ("ex-") with "luctari," forming a verb meaning "to struggle clear of." "Ineluctabilis" brought in the negative prefix "in-" to form an adjective describing that which cannot be escaped or avoided. English speakers borrowed the word as "ineluctable" around 1623. Another word that has its roots in "luctari" is "reluctant." "Reluctari" means "to struggle against" -- hence someone who is "reluctant" resists or holds back. Please Note: The Word of the Day will not be e-mailed on December 24, 25, or 26. The full text for each day's word will be available at: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl ---------------- Brought to you by Merriam-Webster, Inc. http://www.Merriam-Webster.com ---------------- *************************************************************** Spruce up the season with Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia, the ultimate desk reference. http://www.m-w.com/book/peoplace/collency.htm *************************************************************** Subscribe or unsubscribe to Word of the Day via the Web at: http://www.Merriam-Webster.com/service/subinst.htm To join the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-subscribe-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com To leave the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-signoff-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions about your subscription? Write to: mw-wod-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions or comments about the Word of the Day? Write to: word@Merriam-Webster.com © 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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