Word Of The Day : Gorgonize

Gorgonize (n)  
verb (used with object), gor·gon·ized, gor·gon·iz·ing.

to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify. Also, especially British, gor·gon·ise.
To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.

Usage:
He gorgonized me with his stare

Shorten it, then, to what is functional, direct and bluntly, derogatorily descriptive. Of his awful power to horrify, to gorgonize, to chill.

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Word Of The Day : Pseudepigraphy

Pseudepigraphy (n)  /ˌsu dəˈpɪg rə fi/ Show Spelled [soo-duh-pig-ruh-fee]

1. the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
2. The ascription of false names of authors to works.

Pseudepigrapha are falsely attributed works, texts whose claimed authorship is represented by a separate author; or a work, "whose real author attributed it to a figure of the past."

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