Quadrivial Quandary: Logophiles, Rejoice! Each day we give you four unusual words. Can you fit them all in one illustrative sentence?
Quandary Resolution 4145
protean, splurge, fourth estate, hamartia
The main hamartia in Erminione's early retirement at her country château was its oppressive isolation and she decided to sell it and to splurge on a new property closer to town, which she whimsically christened 'The Fourth Estate', a protean choice with a double meaning, given that it was her fourth house and that she was the wealthy heiress to a large newspaper and publishing fortune.
by Sami on October 02, 2012
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