From the "E" section of my GRE Vocabulary Book: Ersatz.
Ersatz - adj. - fake, artificial (of inferior quality)
After rebooting his friends computer Jacob realized that his friend owned an ersatz version of Windows XP.
I found ersatz interesting because it is derived from the German word ersetzen (replacement). Germanic language structures and Germanic words in ENGLISH!?!
From the "F" section of my GRE Vocabulary Book: Foment.
Foment - verb - to incite, to provoke
The demagogue, General Suharto, fomented fervor in his people by asking them to help him reestablish the country by ousting President Sukarno.
Monday, May 01, 2006
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