University aims to save 'good words' - UPI.com: "DETROIT, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Detroit university has created a Web site aimed at keeping 'good' but rarely used words in the public lexicon, officials said.
Wayne State University's 'Word Warriors' Web site, which can be seen at www.wordwarriors.wayne.edu, states its goal as to 'bring good words back from oblivion,' The Detroit News reported Monday.
The Web site lists 'mercurial,' a synonym of fickle; 'sycophant,' another word for a suck-up; and 'charlatan,' a term for an imposter, among its initial group of words that need saving."
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