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This week's theme Miscellaneous words. This week's words loquacious austral nugacity epiphenomenon fugacious Today's word in Visual Thesaurus May I make a link? Yes. You don't need anyone's permission to make a link to a site. Linking is what makes the Web work... more Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg austral PRONUNCIATION: (O-struhl) MEANING: adjective: Southern. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin auster (south). That's why Australia is so named, but that does not apply to Austria, in central Europe. Austria's name is a Latinized form of its German name Österreich (eastern empire, referring to the eastern boundary of the Frankish Empire at one time). USAGE: "[Werner] Herzog simply lets the subjects talk about their backgrounds, motivation, fears, and coping strategies during the period of the austral summer (October-February)." Ron Wynn; Herzog's Documentary Offers Insider's View of Antarctica; The City Paper (Nashville, Tennessee); Jul 25, 2008. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. -Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (1902-1983)

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