Word of the week

Published April 16, 2016

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Psionic’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Psionic

Adjective

Definition: Relating to or denoting the practical use of psychic powers or paranormal phenomena.

Examples:

• “Psionic communication.”

• “Psionic Telekinesis is simply the use of psionic power to move or manipulate physical matter.”

• “Ravena summoned her psionic powers and a fuchsia aura enveloped her snowy white skin.”

• “Hovering just outside the suspended gate, most likely defying the very nature of gravity with his psionic power, Timothy did not appear too happy.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 16th, 2015

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