Word of the day: veridical

The word of the day is veridical:

1. truthful; veracious.
2. corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/veridical)

"Invoking the relevant science, he shows that torture undermines the very neurocognitive mechanisms requisite for recalling veridical information from memory."

 - Richard J. McNally, "Cruel and unuseful punishment: Psycological studies call into question the efficacy of enhanced interrogation techniques", Science 350:284 (16 October 2015) (http://m.sciencemag.org/content/350/6258/284)