This week's theme: words better known in their negative forms. trepid (TREP-id) adjective
Fearful; timid. [From Latin trepidus (alarmed).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=trepid -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "[The attacker] then fled, making good his escape by reason of his youth and athleticism, the crowds, ... and the trepid nature of common humanity in such circumstances." Ronan Bennett; Zugzwang: A Serial Novel; The Observer (London, UK); Jan 8, 2006. Sponsored by: Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 Reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and more with right diet. Free starter info pack: http://veganoutreach.org/starterpack/free-vsp.html ............................................................................ People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. -William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (1865-1939) Looking for a word/quotation previously featured in AWAD? Archives are at http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/trepid.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/trepid.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/trepid.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
