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Jul 24, 2024
This week’s themeLook Ma, no affix! This week’s words gruntled ept ruth reck descript ![]() ![]() Illustration: Anu Garg + AI
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PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: 1. Compassion. 2. Contrition. ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English ruthe, from ruen (to rue). Earliest documented use:
1200. The common affixed form is ruthless.
USAGE:
“Gerda [feared] that her daughter, showing no ruth, might hurt others beyond repair.” Lella Warren; Foundation Stone; Knopf; 1940. See more usage examples of ruth in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Only the stupid steal from the rich. The clever steal from the poor. The
law usually protects the rich. -Carsten Jensen, author (b. 24 Jul 1952)
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