Griffin Kelton


Griffin Kelton

Yuppie jet-setter.

Foodie. Early adopter. Technophile. Traveler. Entrepreneur.

ENTJ. Tea enthusiast.

Flights to date for 2012: 10 (2011: 30+).

Business Development Coordinator, Capital Teas (Annapolis, MD)

Founder of Tea Time Tuesday and Cedarville Tea House.

B.A. in Marketing from Cedarville University.



                           

Words of the Day

corroborate \kuh-ROB-uh-rayt\ transitive verb:

to strengthen or make certain with other evidence.

Example: The two corroborated their arguments to win the debate.

Corroborate comes from the Latin word corroboratus the past participle of the verb, corroborare, “to strengthen,” from com-, “with” + roborare, “to strengthen.” Roboare is also the cognate for robust.

Source: Dictionary.com

double entendre \DUHB-uh | ahn-TAHN-druh\ foreign phrase:

1. double meaning.

2. a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, esp. when one meaning is risqué.

Example: Dave told me a joke that was quite the double entendre.

Double entendre comes from the French words double, “double” + entendre, “to mean, understand.”

Source: Wiktionary

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