Word Of The Day. 9/24/12-9/28/12

 1. Sententious

1.

Abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.

2.

Given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.

3.

Given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.

4.

Of the nature of a maxim; pithy.

Origin:

Sententious  is related to sententia , the Latin root for the word sentence . The Latin word sententiosus  meant "full of meaning, pithy."

Angela’s boss welcomed her sententious comments, which were succinct and to the point.

 2. Privity

1.

Participation in the knowledge of something private or secret, especially as implying concurrence or consent.

2.

Private or secret knowledge.

3.

Law . The relation between privies.

4.

Obsolete . Privacy.

Origin:

Privity  stems from the Old French words prive  meaning "private, close friend, private place."

The privity between a person who signs a contract containing a restrictive clause and the person acquiring the property that is so restricted.

3. Palter

1.

To talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.

2.

To bargain with; haggle.

3.

To act carelessly; trifle.

Origin:

Palter  is of unknown origin. It first arose in the 1540s, and it may be a variation of the word falter .

The government is full of palter.

 4. Austral

1.

Southern.

2.

(Initial capital letter) Australian

Origin:

Austral  is derived from the Latin word austrālis  meaning "southern."

I'm from Georgia, making me austral.