Can malign be a verb?

Score: 4.9/5 (51 votes) Did you know? When a word's got mal- in it, it's no good. That prefix traces to the Latin word malus (which means "bad"...

Was lincoln soft spoken?

Score: 4.3/5 (14 votes) While many people expect that Lincoln must have had a deep, stentorian tone, Lincoln's true voice was high pitched and reedy...

Where did postulate come from?

Score: 4.2/5 (4 votes) postulate (n.) 1580s, "a request, demand, petition," from Latin postulātum "demand, request," properly "that which is requested," ...