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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--perpend perpend (pur-PEND) verb tr. and intr. To reflect upon; to consider; to ponder. [From Latin perpendere (to weigh thoroughly), from per- (thoroughly) + pendere (to weigh), ultimately from Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to spin) that is also the source of pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, penthouse, depend, and spontaneous.] "Gentle Reader, perpend (but finish your breakfast first)." Rehman Rashid; Bless the Beasts And Children, For They Speak Not; New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); Dec 12, 2002. This week's theme: verbs. X-Bonus Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. -Maya Angelou, poet (1928- )

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