Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-13 | Page 5 | Learn a Word Every Day

LEARN A WORD I EVERY DAY Today's word Is ANTIDOTE. I It's pronounced an-U-dot, with ac- H cent on the first syllable. The a and H i aro short and the o long. H It Is most commonly used as a noun H and means remedy for poison or H other evil As a noun, it Is used wltn H "'against." "lor," or "to." ' Bat it H may also he a transitive verb, thus H "He could not antidote the poison." H It comes from the Latin antldo- H turn, derived from the Oreek "given H aralnst " H It's used like this: ""Republics are H the antidotes of oppression." H oo - H