Word of the Week #5

Disparate

Source: Mapping the Deep by Robert Kunzig

How it was used: By 1960, when Hess wrote his seminal paper (later published as “History of Ocean Basins”) there were a number of disparate observations that needed putting together.

Definition: 1. To separate 2. Containing or made up fundamentally different and often incongruous elements 3. Markedly distinct in quality or character

-Adjective

Sentence: Anne cooked a tasty meal using a mixture of disparate ingredients.