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A.Word.A.Day--resile resile (ri-ZYL) verb intr. 1. To rebound or recoil. 2. To shrink, withdraw, or retreat. [From obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilire (to spring back).] "Once there is such a respite, they could engage in a meaningful dialogue with the Andolan* on how both sides could resile from their hardened positions and strike a compromise." Darryl D'Monte, Storm in Narmada Valley, The Independent (Bangladesh), Aug 6, 1999. (* From Hindi Andolan (agitation, protest).] This week's theme: verbs. X-Bonus In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899)

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