Thursday, July 17, 2008

VOCABULARY WORD NO. 38



IF YOU DON'T THINK STUDYING IS IMPORTANT, YOU ARE NOT PREPARING FOR THE WORLD! (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)


Today's Word "providential"
providential \prov-uh-DEN(T)-shuhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or resulting from divine direction or superintendence. 2 : Occurring through or as if through divine intervention; peculiarly fortunate or appropriate. "It's a prophecy, a plain, providential sign to us. We will rebuild the walls of Zion and enlarge our borders. The people will rally to us in our distress." -- Charles Monroe Sheldon, 'Howard Chase, Red Hill, Kansas' Providential derives from Latin providentia, from providens, provident-, present participle of providere, literally, "to see ahead," from pro-, "forward" + videre, "to see."

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