When and Where I found this: I actually found this word from a Twitter feed from a sportscaster. "Michael Morse just evicerated a ball."
Definition: Dicitonary.com defines the word as to remove the entrails from/ to deprive of vital parts. Based on the context of the tweet, the guy making the comment used the word to describe a very long home run hit by a MLB player.
Familiarity: I had never heard this word prior to reading the tweet.
Reflective Commentary: I am sure that the majority of education professionals, unless they are a science teacher/major, will not be using this word in an everyday context. I think it is important to have a wide range of vocabulary words that can be used when speaking and writing. Especially when technical or higher level vocab words like this one can be used. When speaking, reading, and writing we need to be aware of these higher level words as they can be used to be more direct and specific in your language use. In this regard, people may take you more seriously or will have an easier time taking your ideas with more respect as you are able to use higher level language.
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