In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
EDUCABLE
Etymology
Adjective
educable (comparative more educable, superlative most educable)
Capable of being educated.
Synonyms
• educatable
Noun
educable (plural educables)
A person capable of being educated.
Source: Wiktionary
Ed"u*ca*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. éducable.]
Definition: Capable of being educated. "Men are educable." M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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