Koestler

Koest·ler

[kest-ler, kes-ler]
noun
Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.
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Koestler (ˈkɜːstlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Arthur. 1905--83, British writer, born in Hungary. Of his early antitotalitarian novels Darkness at Noon (1940) is outstanding. His later works, The Sleepwalkers (1959), The Act of Creation (1964), and The Ghost in the Machine (1967) reflect his interest in science, philosophy, and psychology. He committed suicide

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Koestler is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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