Quidnunc: A
person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip : busybody
Dour:
Sullen; severe; gloomy; stubborn. Probably
from Latin durus (hard). Earliest documented use: 1425.
Omnipotent: Having
virtually unlimited authority or influence. Ultimately derives from the Latin
prefix omni-, meaning "all," and the word potens, meaning
"potent." The omni- prefix has also given us similar words such as
omniscient (meaning "all-knowing") and omnivorous (describing an
animal that eats both plants and other animals). Although omnipotent is used in
general contexts to mean "all-powerful" (as in "an omnipotent
warlord"), its original applications in English referred specifically to
the power held by an almighty God. The word has been used as an English
adjective since the 14th century; since 1600 it has also been used as a noun
referring to one who is omnipotent.
