Sunday, 2 September 2012

verisimilitude

noun.

The appearance of being true or real

Origin: early 17th century: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis 'probable', from veri (genitive of verus 'true') +similis 'like'

pundit

noun.

1. an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.

2. variant spelling of PANDIT

Origin: from Sanskrit pandita 'learned'.


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