Welcome to another mind-bending episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Only one more week of freedom left until school starts up again, so sharpen your mental pencil by expanding your vocabulary. Here's the Word of the Week to get you going:
Pendent - [adjective] undecided, pending, suspended, overhanging
as opposed to:
Pendant - [noun] a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain, or an ornament that hangs free -- "Word Traps: A Dictionary of the 5,000 Most Confusing Sound-Alike & Look-Alike Words", Jordan L. Linfield & Joseph Krevisky, Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1993.
Example: Julie's decision to attend the opera was pendent, based upon whether or not she could find her diamond pendant.
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