Thursday, September 27, 2007

Word of the Week #5

"Divisive"

Source:
The San Jose Mercury News
, September 27, 2007 in the article "The Barry Bonds Era: The End."

How it was used: "The most controversial, complicated, divisive athlete to ever play in the Bay Area - perhaps ever to play anywhere - said goodbye Wednesday night."

Definition: (Adj.) Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between a group of people.

Sentence: The abortion debate is a highly divisive issue.

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