Thursday, April 09, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009

impugn \im-PYOON\, transitive verb:

  • To attack by words or arguments; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to oppose or challenge as false; to gainsay.
Impugn comes from Latin impugnare, "to assail," from in-, "against" + pugnare, "to fight."
extheist
  • Someone who was raised with religion but later abandoned the practice.
"Are you an atheist?" "Nah, but I was raised a Catholic. I stopped practicing years ago. I guess you could call me an extheist."
Trivia
What is the name of the mountain where Moses died after viewing the promised land?
  • Mount Nebo, in Jordan, according to the Bible (Deuteronomy 32:49-52 and 34:1-5).
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