Jan 25, 2025
Habitual
(adj.)
ha-bit-u-al
hə-bi-ch(ə-)wəl
Definition:
Practicing in some manner by force of habit.
Example:
Biting her fingernails became habitual because she was always nervous.
Quarry
(n.)
qua-rry
kwawr-ee
Definition:
An open excavation usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone; an abundant source.
Example:
Professor Zanthe was a quarry of information on the Spanish Civil War, his dissertation topic.
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