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Provided by the compucert adjure (uh-JOOR)verb tr.:
- To command solemnly.
- To request earnestly.
Etymology: From Latin adjurare (to put under oath), from ad- (to) + jurare (to swear), from jus (law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root yewes- (law), which is also the source of jury, judge, just, injury, perjury, conjure, and de jure. Earliest documented use: before 1425.
Dayturnal
- The opposite of nocturnal. Informal word for whatever it is that actually describes sleeping at night and being awake during the day.
Karah is dayturnal because she sleeps until four in the morning, is awake all day and passes out at 8:00
Trivia
How did the wildflower known as the daisy get its name?
- It was originally known as day’s eye because its petals, like the human eye, open in the morning and close at night. Through usage, day’s eye eventually became daisy.
History
- Venezuela, Algeria, Cape Verde: declared independence (1811, 1962, 1975)
- Salvation Army: Christian charitable organization was founded by William Booth to feed the poor of London (1865); it received its name 13 years later
- bikini: the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show (1946)
- Dolly the sheep: the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell was born in Scotland (1996)
- P.T. Barnum (1810-1891): showman who believed there was "a sucker born every minute"
- Georges Pompidou (1911-1974): president and premier of France; world leaders Édouard Herriot (1872-1957) and Willem Drees (1886-1988) share this birth date
Bill Watterson (53): creator of Calvin and Hobbes
Edie Falco (48): the titular star of Nurse Jackie, formally Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos; also, actors Katherine Helmond (83), Shirley Knight (75), Kathryn Erbe (45) and Ryan Hansen (30)
- Amélie Mauresmo (32): tennis champ with the strong one-handed backhand; also, sports figures Rich "Goose" Gossage (60), James Lofton (55) and Chris Gratton (36)
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