Word For The Day, Friday, August 22, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/22/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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rapacious \ruh-PAY-shus\, adjective:
rapaciousness, rapacity; noun
rapaciously; adverb

1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence.
3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious.

[Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's rapacious claim
--Milton.

Etymology: [From Latin rap x, rap c-, from rapere, to seize. See rep- in Indo-European Roots.]

[TheGrimReaper]

The U.S. judiciary has become downright rapacious in its quest to delete God from the public discourse.
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Do your part: Stomp the p!ss out of an ACLU lawyer today!

[camle]

oh! as in blubber, blurb, heffalump, etc...

[hobbes1]

Even Bob Barr?

[xsmommy]

Apparently, Arnold is a rapacious flirt.

"Like the girl in London when he was lying on the bed, the couch or whatever it was, and touching her and taking a picture," Columbu said. "That stuff is Arnold, he does that. He says, 'You have nice big legs' and touch her, fine. But nothing harmful or telling somebody 'Leave, I am going to be with her alone."' "They love it of course. I've never seen him do something that was, like, out of place. Talking, yes, he would say something like 'Oh, you look so sexy,' 'Oh, ya, you have a nice ass,' but that's it." Flirtation was common in body building circles, he said. "He loves to look at women and flirting was part of our thing. We were very flirty with the men. We were happy doing this and doing that; and with the women, 'oh, look at that one, I like that one, she is blond, she is black haired,' but that is it," he said. "Of course he is not gay, he likes women and not men."

[camle]

sounds like arnie would fit in with the croqs.

[TheGrimReaper]

I suspect that Barr is a double agent. :-]

[xsmommy]

oh i would welcome him with open arms into the classroom, camle... : )

[hobbes1]

Did you see the magnificent Dr. Keyes on H&C last nite ?

Put Alan right in his place, it was hysterical.

There is no one, and I mean No One that exhibits the full power of his intellect contemporaneously.......

[xsmommy]

didn't watch tv last night.

[TheGrimReaper]

Anna... injured?? Say it ain't so.....

[secret garden]

Top thirty?
Someone fired up the Way Back Machine this morning. My kids have discovered Dark Shadows.

[hobbes1]

Speaking of Dr. Columbu, in Arnolds Bodybuilding encyclopedia, there is a great picture of the guy deadlifting Close to 800 lbs.


One of the finest under 200 lb Physiques ever.

[Gabz]

I'm sure you would.

[hobbes1]

I'm sure she can still work the important parts Grim.

[xsmommy]

Maybe historically high gas prices will finally curb American's rapacious lust for fuel. Those PIGS in their gas guzzling SUVs, sucking it down gallons per mile, just sucking and sucking til there won't be a drop left.../ Arianna Huffington

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Now Chemical Ali's in prison
His "body" last June, wasn't his'n
This fiend, so rapacious
Obscene and voracious
Better talk about weapons; we'll listen

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Looking at that picture, it's tough to decide whether to serve to her left or her right.

[camle]

you'd welcome arnie with only your arms open??

[Conspiracy Guy]

yeah

[camle]

DS was cool