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Word For The Day, Thursday, October 3, 2013-- gravamen
Posted on 10/03/2013 6:15:07 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Thursday, October 3, 2013-- gravamen
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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".
gravamen [gruh-vey-muhn]
hear it pronounced
noun
1. the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
2. a grievance.
Origin: 15951605; < Late Latin: trouble, physical inconvenience, equivalent to Latin gravā ( re ) to load, weigh down (derivative of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men noun suffix
Related forms
gravamina, plural
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Obamacare has become the gravamen for patriots who accuse Obama of being a socialist.
To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; Slip18; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...
Homework time. My third class this week. I should get tenure.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:16:17 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:19:52 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:20:07 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
SO is gravamen the greatest content of gravitas?
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:22:18 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Once the corpsemen have done their job, in come the gravamen. Love, Barack.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:23:08 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Occupy the DC Mall - take back the monuments)
To: xsmommy
You are first, although you had a head start since you were supposed to be teaching today.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:23:23 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: hobbes1
Good morning.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:24:08 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: theDentist
A+
Yes--42 gravamen equals one gravitas, according to the HHS, which monitors such things, and the NSA, which monitors everything.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:26:19 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: NonValueAdded
A++
Barack reminds us to pronounce that “P” in “corpsmen.” When referring to our Great Leader, I always pronounce the “P” in “putz.”
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:28:15 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: xsmommy
How’s your unplanned vacation going?
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:36:12 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll take a look.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
pass the gravamen, these taters need some fixin’ up!
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:37:37 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll take a look.)
To: Travis T. OJustice
A++
Yes, the gravamen are the guys in the soup kitchen who ladle the gravy onto the turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:40:57 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
I think this was Richie Hebner’s nickname when he played
for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Thank you Truthy! Here is your tenure award.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:45:45 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Italian cemetery workers?
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:48:13 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Short Answer)
To: mikrofon
A++
Yes, and bigotry is Italian for a large oak
Bigamist is an Italian fog.
And a specimen is an Italian astronaut.
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:51:49 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: secret garden
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:52:14 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
From the Baseball Almanac:
Perhaps the most famous of these off-season jobs was that of Richie Hebner, who worked in the family cemetery as a grave digger. Even when salaries began to escalate in the 70s, Hebner kept digging those ditches for a few extra shekels. When Hebner was on the Phillies, a writer asked him if he still worked as a grave digger in the offseason. With a nod of the head and a solemn look on his face, the first baseman replied, “Don’t close your eyes too long.”
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posted on
10/03/2013 6:54:34 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Thirdure, maybe. You’d need a few more to get tenure. 8<)
Speaking of liberals, we would probably be better off if Washington liberals had the morals of a civilized, upright people. Instead, the politicians, bureaucrats and reporters are little more than barbaric gravemen.
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:10:16 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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