Welcome to another wild and woolly episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! A mind is a terrible thing to waste, so keep yours in good working order by engaging in mental exercises such as crossword puzzles, cryptoquotes and sudoku. Or, expand your vocabulary by learning new words -- like the Word of the Week:
Discerp: [dis-surp] to tear something to shreds, to tear something apart, to separate. From a Latin word meaning 'pluck'. -- "More Weird and Wonderful Words", Erin McKean, Ed., Oxford University Press, 2003.
Example: Bob was left with no question in his mind as to his boss' opinion of his report as he watched her voraciously discerp it right under his very nose.
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