Welcome to Word Woman's weekly workout! Remember, fitness is not just for your muscles. Staying active intellectually is also vital to maintaining your long-term quality of life. So get ready, it's time to train your brain with another great word of the week:
Horripilate: [verb] to produce goose flesh; to strike cold with fear. -- "The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words", Laurence Urdang, ed., New York Times Book Company, 1972.
Example: The gut-wrenching ride on the Corkscrew of Death at the Six Flags amusement park was enough to horripilate even the most intrepid of roller-coaster riders.
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