Word of the Week: January 14, 2019

UNCONDITIONAL

adj. not subject to any conditions; combine the prefix un-, meaning “not,” with conditional, meaning “dependent on something else," and you get an adjective for something that holds true without any conditions attached


Quotable
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.”
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, December 10, 1964


Word Associations - Which of the following would most likely be considered unconditional?
  1. a loyal dog's love for his master
  2. a sister's bitterness after being denied an inheritance
  3. a job offer that is contingent upon graduation
  4. a salesperson's income that is based on commissions

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