Neoteric, resile
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scottobearneoteric \nee-uh-TER-ik\, adjective:
Recent in origin; modern; new.
Neoteric derives from Greek neoterikos, from neoteros, "younger," comparative of neos, "young, new."
resile \ri-ZYL\ verb intr.
1. To rebound or recoil.
2. To shrink, withdraw, or retreat.
[From obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilire (to spring back).]
(yes, a variant on the french word for retreat... )
Recent in origin; modern; new.
Neoteric derives from Greek neoterikos, from neoteros, "younger," comparative of neos, "young, new."
resile \ri-ZYL\ verb intr.
1. To rebound or recoil.
2. To shrink, withdraw, or retreat.
[From obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilire (to spring back).]
(yes, a variant on the french word for retreat... )
