Posted on 09/20/2006 6:09:57 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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".
insuperable \in-SOO-puh-ruh-bul\ adjective
incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
Example sentence:
The battalion's strong defensive position proved to be an insuperable obstacle for the enemy.
Did you know?
"Insuperable" first appeared in print in the 14th century, and it still means now approximately what it did then. "Insuperable" is a close synonym to "insurmountable." In Latin, "superare" means "to go over, surmount, overcome, or excel." The Latin word "insuperabilis" was formed by combining the common prefix "in-" (meaning "not" or "un-") with "superare" plus "abilis" ("able"). Hence "insuperabilis" means "unable to be surmounted, overcome, or passed over," or more simply, "insurmountable." The word "insuperabilis" was later anglicized as "insuperable." Related words such as "superable," "superably," and even "superableness" have also found a place in English.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
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 Threads:
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
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
When I forst saw the word, I thought it said "insufferable", and the image of ghastly Hillary came to mind. I've tried very hard not to associate negative words with the Clintons, but I'm afraid that is an insuperable connection I cannot break.
Here's a good one for you - like father, like son:
Attorney General candidate Ferris Wharton suggested in a debate Tuesday night in Wilmington that Delaware increase penalties for crimes committed by illegal aliens.
Wharton also suggested increased penalties for those who knowingly hire them.
Opponent Beau Biden agreed that immigration is a hot issue but said the federal government deals with immigration laws.
of course I will remove the pets first!
Two elderly Jewish men are sitting on a park bench in Miami Beach. A scantily dressed hooker walks up to them, shakes her booty, and says, "Super sex!"
Ben, who is hard of hearing, asks Abe what the woman said.
Abe shouts, "She said 'Super sex!'"
Ben replies, "I'll take the soup."
I was going to post that as an example of someone who blames his parents for his own inability to control his insuperable depravity.
OUTSTANDING!
McGreedy wants us to believe that his problems come from his being gay. They actually stem from the fact that he is a lying, corrupt sleazebag.
an egomaniacal scumbag.
Only if it doesn't scratch and bite when you scratch his belly. Wait, are you being pervy?
A lying, corrupt, egomaniacal, narcissistic, sleazy pervert of a scumbag.
He says everyone is a little gay. At least that's what he told Cipel.
i ain't. : ) i did hear that, i don't know if i believe Cipel 100% that he wasn't doing anything to attract the attention, but McGreevy is definitely a liar.
Good morning, everyone!
Dumb
and Dumber PROOF positive.
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