May 9, 2005

I learned a new word today:

ten·den·tious also ten·den·cious ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tn-dnshs)
adj.
Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections.
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[From Medieval Latin tendentia, a cause. See tendency.]
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ten·dentious·ly adv.
ten·dentious·ness n.

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