Daily Word Quiz
OBLIVE a) to forget b) to leave out, to omit c) to hide, to conceal d) to comply with, to yield to, to obey Answer below. Today's Featured Word: STARKLE VERB 1. to use threatening gestures ...1527 obs. 2. to shudder with fear, to quake, to be afraid ...1527 obs. 3. to cause dissension, to make a stir ...1544 obs. ETYMOLOGY apparently a variant of startle (vb.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE "...and warne by his pleyng and starclynge what was to comynge. From: Caxton's Trevisa, 1527 EXAMPLE "...If those condemne you for altering of your course, I cannot blame you to starkle." From: Sermons of the Right Reverend Father in God Miles Smith, Late Lord Bishop of Glocester By: Miles Smith, a1624 Daily Word Quiz Answer OBLIVE a) to forget ...c1500 obs.
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