Word For The Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - resolution

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Word For The Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2014-—resolution

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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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".

resolution [rez-uh-loo-shuh n]

hear it pronounced

noun

1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.

2. a decision or determination; a resolve: to make a firm resolution to do something. Her resolution to clear her parents' name allowed her no other focus in life.

3. the act determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.; the act of resolving.

4. firmness of purpose; the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute: She showed her resolution by not attending the meeting.

5. the act or process of separating into constituent or elementary parts or resolving.

Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English < Latin resolūtiōn- (stem of resolūtiō ), equivalent to resolūt ( us ) resolute + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non•res•o•lu•tion, noun
pre•res•o•lu•tion, noun

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.

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[TruthShallSetYouFree]

In honor of the New Year, I’m giving my students a choice between using today’s word in a sentence, or sharing whatever your New Year’s resolution might be.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Shake off those hangovers, gang! School is in session!!

[tioga]

Can’t have a hangover when you didn’t get a single drink. Was on duty till 11pm, up with the dog this morning. She wouldn’t let us sleep in.

[tioga]

My New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight. Blah, not original I know, but necessary. Bah, humbug. I am not going willingly into this resolution, but I do resolve to keep it.

[ClearCase_guy]

I was having trouble reading the screen, so I upped the resolution.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

You get the first Gold Medal of the year, and I'll throw in a "One Day Sober" chip from AA.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

Clever!

[anton]

Yea, well, I’m thinking “revolution” is a somewhat more apt word.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Losing weight is always the most popular resolution. I’ve been going to health clubs forever, and there is always an influx of new arrivals just after the first of the year. Sadly, most are not seen past Groundhog Day.

[secret garden]

Let's hope this year's voters stick to a resolution of electing people who know what they are doing and use the Constitution to back them up.

[secret garden]

January is known as make something for yourself month among knitters who worked furiously to make gifts in time for Christmas. So I’m debating...cardigan or scarf?

[tioga]

Cardigan. I spotted a nice sweater in church last night and realized it was hand knitted. Made me itch to find a class. Who knew I would want to knit again.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

Yea, well, I’m thinking “revolution” is a somewhat more apt word.

Not so loud! The NSA is listening in.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++

Let's hope this year's voters stick to a resolution of electing people who know what they are doing and use the Constitution to back them up.

Overcoming voter fraud is a necessary step in that direction.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Made me itch to find a class.

A sweater that made you itch. Sounds terrific!

[tioga]

Well, I wasn’t the one wearing it. LOL

[secret garden]

That decides it. I have one on the needles, called Hey Teach but would rather do one called Sitcom Chic. I'm going to revive an old resolution to put names to faces of all the regulars I see on the trail because there are a lot of new ones since my old resolution from several years ago. And I'm sticking to the resolution to knit up the yarn I have and not buy new, no matter how great the deal is or even if it is alpaca(my favorite).
One of my chickens, Penelope, is bock-BOCKING out there, trying to get neighbors to notice her, which could result in permanent reolocation. I've checked on her twice already this morning and she is fine, just way too noisy.

[secret garden]

Science!

[afraidfortherepublic]

My resolution is to get to church on time...today!

[hobbes1]

I’m going to invent a device to prevent needless deaths from auto-erotic asphyxiation....

I am a lttle worried about the testing phase.