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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 5, 2023 is:
requisite • \REK-wuh-zut\ • adjective
Requisite is a synonym of necessary and essential that describes something needed for a particular purpose.
// It's clear from her application materials that Leona has the requisite knowledge and experience for the job.
Examples:
"On the eve of their own wedding, David presented Kavi with three custom fragrances in a series of ornate vintage vessels: one unique scent for each day of their traditional Indian ceremony. Naturally, the couple went on to launch his-and-her scents inspired by these sentimental creations: D.S. for David, with notes like sandalwood, saffron, and rose; Durga for Kavi, the requisite orange blossom mingling with tuberose and orris butter." — Ivana Rihter, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2023
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Acquiring an understanding of where requisite comes from won't require a formal inquiry. Without question, the quest begins with the Latin verb quaerere, which means "to ask" or "to seek." That word is ancestor to a number of English words, including acquire, require, inquiry, question, quest, and, of course, requisite. From quaerere came requirere, meaning "to ask again." Repeated requests can express a need, and the past participle of the Latin word requirere, which is requisitus, came to mean "needed" or "necessary." English acquired requisite when it was adopted into Middle English back in the 1400s.
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0:00.0 | It's Merriam-Webster's word of the day for November 5th. |
0:11.0 | Today's word is requisite, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-S-I-T-E. |
0:17.6 | Requosite is an adjective. |
0:19.5 | It's a synonym of the words necessary and essential that describes something needed |
0:24.8 | for a particular purpose. Here's the word used in a sentence from Vanity Fair. |
0:30.0 | On the eve of their own wedding, David presented Kavi with three custom fragrances in a series of ornate vintage vessels, one unique scent for each day of their traditional Indian ceremony. |
0:44.7 | Naturally, the couple went on to launch his and her scents inspired by these sentimental |
0:49.8 | creations. |
0:50.8 | D.S. for David, with notes like Sandalwood, saffron, and Rose. |
0:56.1 | Durga for Kavi, the requisite orange blossom mingling with tubaose and |
1:01.5 | orris butter. Acquiring an under- with Tuberos and Oresbutter. |
1:08.0 | Acquiring an understanding of where the word requisite comes from won't require a formal inquiry. |
1:11.0 | Without question, the quest begins with the Latin verb quirerere, |
1:16.0 | which means to ask or to seek. |
1:19.0 | That word is ancestor to a number of English words, |
1:22.0 | including acquire, |
1:23.4 | require, inquiry, question, quest, |
1:26.8 | and of course requisite. |
1:28.6 | From Quirererere came requerererere meaning to ask again. Repeated requests can express a need and the past |
1:38.0 | participle of the Latin word requirerere which is requisit, came to mean needed or necessary. English acquired requisite |
1:47.0 | when it was adopted into middle English back in the 1400s. |
1:51.0 | With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski. |
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