Word of the day

Which reminds me of YKWIA, who is about as imminently logical as a Vulcan:

Apodictic (\ap-uh-DIK-tik\ , adjective;):
1. Necessarily true or logically certain.
2. Incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.

Apodictic evolves from the Greek apodeiktikós, "proving fully."

(From Dictionary.com's Word of the Day on my Android phone. You can also find it on the web, or have it delivered in an e-mail or via RSS.)

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Crepuscular: pertaining to twilight (from dictionary.com).

Funny how they differ in meanings between the RSS feed and the website

Today's Dictionary.com word of the day was pedant.

The meaning as given in my news feed:

pedant: person holding books in esteem

The real meaning in all its shading, as given on their website:

pedant \PED-nt\, noun:
a person who makes a show of detailed knowledge, esp. relying on books; also, a narrow-minded teacher or scholar

World of difference, hmm?

Things I learnt from roleplaying games

Today's word from Dictionary.com is camarilla, 'a group of secret and often scheming advisers'.

I discovered this term years ago from White Wolf's Vampire: the Masquerade. The Camarilla is a sect of vampires in the game going back to the 15th century. Having not heard the term before, I checked on its meaning. See, games can be fun and educational, and more than just whacking monsters and getting treasure.