commission Pronunciation: \kə- ˈ mi-shən\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin commission-, commissio act of bringing together, from committere Date: 14th century 1 a: a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties b: a certificate conferring military rank and authority; 2 a: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another b: a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another

4 a: a group of persons directed to perform some duty b: a government agency having administrative, legislative, or judicial powers c: a city council having legislative and executive functions5: an act of committing something 6: a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service; especially : a percentage of the money received from a total paid to the agent responsible for the business7: an act of entrusting or giving authority committing — in commission or into commission 1: under the authority of commissioners2of a ship : ready for active service3: in use or in condition for use — on commission : with commission serving as partial or full pay for work done — out of commission 1: out of active service or use2: out of working order

concur Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ kər, kän-\ Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): con·curred; con·cur·ring Etymology: Middle English concurren, from Latin concurrere, from com- + currere to run — more at carcar Date: 15th century 1: to act together to a common end or single effect2 a: approve b: to express agreement 3obsolete : to come together : meet4: to happen together : coincideapprovemeetcoincide synonyms see agreeagree

corpuscle Pronunciation: \ ˈ ko ̇ r-( ˌ )pə-səl\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus Date: : a minute particle2 a: a living cell; especially : one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues b: any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies — cor·pus·cu·lar \ko ̇ r- ˈ pəs-kyə-lər\ adjective

magma Pronunciation: \ ˈ mag-mə\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin magmat-, magma, from Greek, thick unguent, from massein to knead — more at mingle Date: 15th centurymingle 1archaic : dregs, sediment2: a thin pasty suspension (as of a precipitate in water)3: molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling — mag·mat·ic \mag- ˈ ma-tik\ adjectivedregssediment

remorse Pronunciation: \ri- ˈ mo ̇ rs\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Late Latin, act of biting again, from Latin remordēre to bite again, from re- + mordēre to bite — more at mordant Date: 14th centurymordant 1: a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self- reproach2obsolete : compassionself- reproachcompassion synonyms see penitencepenitence

renaissance Pronunciation: \ ˌ re-nə- ˈ sän(t)s, - ˈ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from Old French renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be born — more at nation Date: 1845nation 1capitalized a: the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science b: the period of the Renaissance c: the neoclassic style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance2often capitalized : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity3: rebirth, revivalrebirth revival

silage Pronunciation: \ ˈ sī-lij\ Function: noun Etymology: short for ensilage Date: 1884 : fodder converted into succulent feed for livestock through processes of anaerobic acid fermentation (as in a silo) fodder Pronunciation \ ˈ fä-dər\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fōdor; akin to Old High German fuotar food — more at foodfood Date: before 12th century 1: something fed to domestic animals; especially : coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep2: inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand

spontaneous Pronunciation: \spän- ˈ tā-nē-əs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin spontaneus, from Latin sponte of one's free will, voluntarily Date: : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint 2 : arising from a momentary impulse 3 : controlled and directed internally : self-acting 4 : produced without being planted or without human labor : indigenous 5 : developing or occurring without apparent external influence, force, cause, or treatment 6 : not apparently contrived or manipulated : naturalself-actingindigenousnatural — spon·ta·ne·ous·ly adverb — spon·ta·ne·ous·ness noun synonyms spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive, automatic, mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response.spontaneousimpulsiveinstinctiveautomaticmechanicalspontaneousimpulsiveinstinctiveautomaticmechanical

combustion Pronunciation: \kəm- ˈ bəs-chən\ Function: noun Date: 15th century 1: an act or instance of burning2: a usually rapid chemical process (as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light; also : a slower oxidation (as in the body)3: violent agitation : tumulttumult — com·bus·tive \- ˈ bəs-tiv\ adjective

edify Pronunciation: \ ˈ e-də- ˌ fī\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): ed·i·fied; ed·i·fy·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French edifier, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin aedificare to instruct or improve spiritually, from Latin, to erect a house, from aedes temple, house; akin to Old English ād funeral pyre, Latin aestas summer Date: 14th c 1archaic a: build b: establish2: to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift; also : enlighten, informbuildestablishupliftenlighteninform edification Pronunciation: \ ˌ e-də-fə- ˈ kā-shən\ Function: noun Date: 14th century : an act or process of edifying