My new bookish meme for 2026: the Golden Age of Detection (GAD*) Mystery Word of the Day. Whenever I find a word that I'm unfamiliar with--or shall we say not absolutely confident I know the exact meaning of, I'm going to actually take time to look it up and share it with mystery-lovers everywhere. 😊
Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Extirpate (verb) a) to destroy completely b) to pull up by the root He thought the best way to restore our dominion over the colonies would be to lay waste to the land and "extirpate the present rebellious race," basically through the liberal use of plunder, pillage, rape, and slaughter. (When the Wolves Are Silent by C. S. Harris)
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