VORPAL

Etymology

Coined by Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword.

Adjective

vorpal (comparative more vorpal, superlative most vorpal)

Sharp or deadly.

(role-playing games, of a blade) Having a special power making decapitation likely.

Source: Wiktionary



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CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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