I always loved how this word tripped off the tongue.
serendipity =
1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
2. good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
Word History: We are indebted to the English author Horace Walpole for the word serendipity, which he coined in one of the 3,000 or more letters on which his literary reputation primarily rests. In a letter of January 28, 1754, Walpole says that “this discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word.” Walpole formed the word on an old name for Sri Lanka, Serendip. He explained that this name was part of the title of “a silly fairy tale, called The Three Princes of Serendip: as their highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of....”
2006-09-23 13:15:21
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answered by Cambria 5
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heteroscedasticity
(means a condition where the variances of Y are not equal for every value of A.)
2006-09-23 21:48:23
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answered by Anonymous
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ex·ac·er·bate (Äg-zÄsîÉr-bÄt′)
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
2006-09-23 21:02:48
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answered by Anonymous
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antidisestablish mententarianism (no space, I broke it up 'cause yahoo ... it off)
2006-09-23 19:53:54
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answered by Kikka 3
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eclectic
2006-09-23 19:56:32
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answered by dances with cats 7
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