Friday, November 16, 2012

Daily Word: MAROON

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ma·roon

2   [muh-roon] 

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1) To put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. 2) To place in an isolated and often dangerous position. 3) To abandon and leave without aid or resources

~ noun

DEFINITION: 4) ( often initial capital letter ) Any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.

SENTENCE: The threat of civil discourse on the ground and recent bombings marooned us to the very top of an unstable building.

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