tailieunhanh - Another word a day part 9

I on your Sherlockian hats, put on your gumshoes, and keep your private eyes peeled. It’s time for some word sleuthing. Wordsmith needs a few good word detectives to save the day. I had jotted down the following five words in my notebook, but I can’t remember what was common among them. Can you see a pattern in these seemingly random words? Is there a theme here that you can identify? | CHAPTER 16 Discover the Theme I Don your Sherlockian hats put on your gumshoes and keep your private eyes peeled. It s time for some word sleuthing. Wordsmith needs a few good word detectives to save the day. I had jotted down the following five words in my notebook but I can t remember what was common among them. Can you see a pattern in these seemingly random words Is there a theme here that you can identify ubiety yoo-BYE-i-tee noun The condition of existing in a particular location. From Latin ubi where -ety a variant of ity. A more familiar word with the same root is ubiquity the state of being everywhere. Ubiety suffuses Milosz s work though he says that whether I wanted this to happen or not the landscapes of California have merged with the landscapes of Lithuania. San Francisco Chronicle 66 DISCOVER THE THEME I 67 irade i-RAH-day noun A decree. From Turkish from Arabic iradah will desire wish . A second irade on the 23rd of the same month offered full amnesty to the rebels safe return to the fugitives protection against all oppression a free gift of the necessary materials for rebuilding their houses and corn for sowing their fields together with remission of the tenth for one year and of all other taxes for two years. Wilhelm Mueller History of the World ambit AM-bit noun 1. Circumference boundary or circuit. 2. Scope range or limit. From Latin ambitus going around from ambire to go around . A few cousins of this word are ambition ambiance ambient. Conducted in a large gymnasium or the great outdoors instead of within the narrow ambit of ultrasound detectors and other sensors virtual reality could become an ideal training tool for sports firefighting or military maneuvers Foxlin predicts. Technology Review estival also aestival ES-ti-vuhl adjective Relating to or occurring in summer. From Latin aestivus of or relating to summer via Old French. I opted for a summer appetizer special of thinly sliced porcini mushrooms drizzled with gloriously fragrant olive