A groomsman or a bridesmaid In ancient greece, a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride, or the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom [from late latin paranymphus, from greek paranymphos (masculine and. It has an esoteric tradition of capitalist altruism, too Peter goodman, piano forte, newsday, jan 9, 1994 Slowly they take over and we realize we need words with even greater potency, words that are unusual, esoteric, or even preposterous, to get a still greater high
Are you one of those for whom the dictionary might be better characterized as addictionary Consider this week's words as extra high doses of your daily fix. Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind, as british writer rudyard kipling said That might help explain why some of us get so hooked on them As time passes, we experience symptoms of mithridatism, the condition of. Words that are unusual, picturesque, whimsical, esoteric, or intriguing
