This week's theme: words better known in their negative forms. requite (ri-KWYT) verb tr.
To repay, return for, avenge, or retaliate. [From Middle English requiten, from re- + quiten (to pay), a variant of quit.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=requite -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "(Charles) Schulz spread himself through an enlarging cast of characters-- Snoopy, the fantasizing dog who dances for sheer joy ... the Little Red-Haired Girl who never requites Charlie Brown's love, never even appears. (One of Schulz's early unrequited loves was a redhead.)" Henry Allen; The Cartoonist Who Drew From Experience; The Washington Post; Feb 14, 2000. Sponsored by: 101 questions answered! Why do hurricanes happen? Who put New Orleans where it is? How many stars are in the sky? http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw011906 Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ Fine minds are seldom fine souls. -Jean Paul Richter, writer (1763-1825) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/requite.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/requite.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/requite.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
