Bowden Word of the Day
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Words to meditate on, quoted from the speeches and writings of the great orator Jonathan Bowden. "...raise them, and their level."
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TRANSMOGRIFY
Meaning:
• to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect
RECONFIGURE
Meaning:
• to rearrange something into an altered form, figure, shape or layout
• to configure something again or in a new way
PORTEND
Meaning:
• to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
• to indicate, to signify
RECRUDESCENCE
Meaning:
• a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity
TRADITION
Meaning:
• the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation more or less continuously
Etymology Note: from the Latin traditio, which means "handing over" or "delivery"
VERSO & RECTO
Meaning:
• verso: the left-hand page of a book or the reverse side of a leaf in a manuscript
• recto: the right-hand page of a book or the front side leaf in a manuscript
