Posted on 05/10/2012 4:31:18 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
obtest \ob-TEST\ , verb
1. To supplicate earnestly; beseech.
2. To invoke as witness.
3. To protest.
4. To make supplication; beseech.
Example sentences:
I constrain, adjure, obtest and strongly command you.
-- Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering
And whosoever she be, even with the form of words which to miserable wretches is granted most exaudible, I pray, and do with those prayers most heartily obtest, which are in the ears of the hearers of them most effectual, that she may never taste of such bitter miseries.
-- Giovanni Boccaccio, Amorous Fiametta
Etymology:
Obtest comes from the Latin roots ob-, a prefix meaning "toward", and the root test, meaning "witness."
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
LOLs!
I hope you meant “grade school.” And, no. Def Leppard hit big in 83, right when I was in high school.
Whatever I can do or say
To lighten the burden of doom and oppression
that has been loaded onto the backs of thinking, working Americans!
I am glad I raised a smile! :-)
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When ZZ Top videos ruled the world. Then it took Detroit 20 years to come out with the PT Cruiser.
There’s a “Cool TV” channel on one of the digital subchannels (free over-the-air) that is a lot like MTV used to be.
Check this out, the Bluth house made of Legos
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2012/05/arrested-development-lego-set-assembled.php
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That. is. fabulous. Omigosh, I miss that show. Jason Bateman slays me.
I think Netflix is doing a new season of it and they are releasing it all in one day. You know what I will be doing that day.
Lego Franklin. That slays me.
They are supposed to do a new season, to be released all-at-once on Netflix.
Cursing the crashed servers at Netflix? ;-)
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Damn Germans.
If we just have some of the skulls, can buy a couple of years?
All I know is I ain’t doing my Christmas shopping till 12/22.
you can’t take it with you!
Perhaps this gentleman has seen Raiders of the Lost Ark one too many times....
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