adversary

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The Word of the Day for March 19 is:

adversary   \AD-ver-sair-ee\   noun
     : one that contends with, opposes, or resists : enemy

Example sentence:
     Susan dreaded meeting her adversary at the negotiating table again,
because she had come out on the losing side every time so far.

Did you know?
     If you've ever had someone turn on you and become your adversary,
you've inadvertently lived out the etymology of "adversary." The word
is from the Latin adjective "adversarius," meaning "turned toward" or
"antagonistic toward," which in turn can be traced back to
"adversus," the past participle of the verb "advertere," meaning "to
turn to." "Advertere" itself derives from "ad-" and "vertere"
("turn"), which is the source of a number of English words. Along
with obvious derivatives like "inadvertently" and "adverse" are some
surprises, such as "anniversary," "prose," and "vertebra," among
others.





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