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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”. Exuviatev. ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing, ex·u·vi·ates v.tr. To shed or cast off (a covering). v.intr. To shed or cast off exuviae; molt. ex·uvi·ation n. 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...

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". idoneous \ahy-DOH-nee-uhs\ adjectiveAppropriate; fit; suitable; apt. Example sentences:As far as benefices are concerned no one could be more idoneous, fitting or suitable than Martin, since he is an Anglican clergyman.-- Patrick O'Brian, The Truelove It would hardly be possible to apply less idoneous adjectives to it than Watson's reiterated "wailing" and "haunting."-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone Etymology: Idoneous is derived from the Latin word id�neus which meant...

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”. MinatoryAdjective Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious. Adverb: minatorily [French minatoire, from Late Latin mintrius, from Latin mintus, past participle of minr, to threaten; see minacious.]

Word For The Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 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". zeitgeist [tsahyt-gahyst] -n the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era. [C20: from German, literally: time spirit; see tide 1 , ghost ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 2/13/12 ; 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". gallimaufry; noun 1. a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley. 2. a ragout or hash > Etymology: 1545–55; < Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself ( see gallant) and Picard dialect mafrer to gorge oneself (< Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence...

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”. TenebrificAdjective 1. Serving to obscure or darken. 2. Gloomy; dark. [Latin tenebrae, darkness + -fic.] 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...

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". cacography \ka-KAH-gruh-fee\ noun1. bad spelling2. bad handwriting Example sentences:The letter was marred by cacography and poor punctuation, among other flaws. "I sprang out of the car, sensing that I was different, and that I had only begun to comprehend the enigmas underlying mankind and cacography." -- From Jeff Deck's 2011 book The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time Etymology: In its earliest use in the 16th...

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”. PanjandrumNoun An important or self-important person: "a panjandrum of the publishing business" (Nat Hentoff). 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 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". nidus [nahy-duhs] -n, plural -di1. a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs. 2.a place or point in an organism where a germ or other organism can develop or breed. [1735–45; < Latin nīdus nest]

Word For The Day, Monday, 2/6/12 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". "begs the question" "Begging the question" is a form of logical fallacy in which a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place. A simple example would be "I...

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”. BlitzkriegNoun A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces. 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...

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". peroration \per-uh-REY-shuhn\ , noun1. A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.2. Rhetoric. The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force. Example sentences:Thus he apostrophised his house and race in terms of the most moving eloquence; but when it came to the peroration—and what is eloquence that lacks a peroration?—he fumbled. He would...

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”. EncomiumNoun 1. Warm, glowing praise. 2. A formal expression of praise; a tribute.pl. encomiums or encomia (-m-)[Latin encmium, from Greek enkmion (epos), (speech) praising a victor, neuter of enkmios, of the victory procession : en-, in; see en-2 + kmos, celebration.] 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 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". neoterism [nee-OT-uh-riz-uhm] -n1. An innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression. 2. The use of new words, terms, or expressions. 1870–75; < Greek ne�terismós an attempt to change, equivalent to ne�ter ( ízein ) to make innovations ( see neoterize) + -ismos -ism

Word For The Day, Monday, 1/30/12 ; 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". redound; verb [used without object] 1. to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing. 2. to result or accrue, as to a person. 3. to come back or reflect upon a person as to honor or disgrace (usually followed by on or upon ). Etymology: 1382, "to overflow," from O.Fr. redonder "overflow, abound" (12c.), from...

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”. PunctiliousAdjective 1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Precise; scrupulous. punctiliously adv. punctiliousness n. 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...

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". argosy (AHR-GUH-see) noun1. A large ship, or a fleet of ships, especially one carrying valuable cargo. 2. A rich source or supply. Example sentences:"Shylock: He hath an argosy bound to Tripolis, another to the Indies." ---William Shakespeare; The Merchant of Venice; 1596. "We get a little bit detective story, a little bit gossip, and an argosy of insight."---Amy Wallen; Book Review: 'Nom de Plume'; Los Angeles Times; Aug 8, 2011. Etymology: Shortening of...

Word For The Day, Monday, 1/25/12 ; 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". fey;adj. 1. British Dialect . doomed; fated to die. 2. Chiefly Scot. appearing to be under a spell; marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil. 3. supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures. 4. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to precede death. 5. whimsical; strange; otherworldly: a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey manner. Etymology: "of...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 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". hypophora -nHypophora, also referred to as anthypophora or antipophora, is a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.

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”. PawkyAdjective Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner. Also: pawkier, pawkiestpawkily adv pawkiness n 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...

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”. CautelNoun 1. Caution; prudence; wariness. 2. Craft; deceit; falseness. 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...

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". stochastic (stuh-KAS-tik) adjective Involving chance; random; probabilistic. Example sentence: "Medicine is a stochastic science -- no doctor can predict the future." ---Sandeep Jauhar; When Doctors Slam the Door; The New York Times; Mar 16, 2003. Etymology: From Greek stokhos (aim, target, a pointed stake for an archer to aim at). Earliest documented use: 1662. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for...

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”. JobationNoun 1. A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. 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!)...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, January 17, 2012 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". nebby{nebē, -bi} -adj1. dial : rudely inquisitive : meddlesome 2. dial Brit : sharp-natured : spiteful [neb + -y].

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". argot; noun 1. a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification: a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot. 2. the special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group: sociologists' argot. Etymology: 1860, from Fr. argot (17c.) "the jargon of Paris rogues and thieves," earlier "the company of beggars," from M.Fr., "group of beggars," origin...

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”. EnnuiNoun Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom. 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...

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". paregmenon \puh-REG-muh-non\ , nounThe juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.” Example sentences:Although as artificial as his use of traductio, this use of paregmenon at least reveals Sidney's ingenuity and wit.-- Sherod M. Cooper, The Sonnets of Astrophel and Stella The recurrence of the same word with a different inflection, as in the polyptoton, or of different words of the same origin, as in the paregmenon, draws...

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”. Folderol (also spelled Falderal) 1. Foolishness; nonsense. 2. A trifle; a gewgaw. 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, January 10, 2012 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". tessera{tes-er-uh} -n, plural tesserae 1. one of the small pieces used in mosaic work. 2. a small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc. [1640–50; < Latin < Greek (Ionic) tésseres four].

Word For The Day, Monday, 1/9/12 ; 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". consternate; verb verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing. to dismay, confuse, or terrify. to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion Etymology:1645–55; < Latin constern�tus, past participle of constern�re to unsettle, throw into confusion, perhaps intensive derivative of consternere to cover, spread (with) ( con- con- + sternere to strew; compare stratum), though sense development uncertain Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the...

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”. DistopiaNoun 1. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. 2. A work describing such a place or state: "dystopias such as Brave New World" (Times Literary Supplement). 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...

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". gasconade \gas-kuh-NEYD\ , noun Extravagant boasting; boastful talk. verb To boast extravagantly; bluster. Example sentences:The British officers laugh, because they are well armed and many, and Kemal's men are pitifully few, but they enjoy and admire Kemal's swashbuckling gasconade, and they let his party pass.-- Louis de Bernières, Birds Without Wings The papers, barely days old, were full of boastful malarkey and gasconade, but of much more evident value when it came to...

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”. HotspurNouna rash or impetuous person 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, January 3, 2012 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". fusty{FUHS-tee} -adj 1. Having a stale smell; moldy; musty. 2. Old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like. 3. Stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish. [Fusty comes from the Old French word fust, meaning a “wine cask.” As wine casks are stuffy and smelly, the adjective is a logical association.].

Word For The Day, Monday, 1/2/12 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". numinous; adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural. 2. surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious: that element in artistic expression that remains numinous. 3. arousing one's elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc.: a benevolent and numinous paternity. Etymology: "divine, spiritual," 1647, from L. numen (gen. numinis) "divine will," properly "divine approval expressed by nodding the head," from nuere "to nod" (cf. Gk. neuein...

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”. FaustianAdjective 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel. 2. sacrificing spiritual values for power, knowledge, or material gain: a Faustian pact with the Devil. 3. characterized by spiritual dissatisfaction or torment. 4. possessed with a hunger for knowledge or mastery. 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...

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". crepitate \KREP-i-teyt\, verb To make a crackling sound; crackle. Example sentences:The lampwicks crepitate; their flames are about to go out, long mosquitoes flit in rapid circlings about them.-- Gustave Flaubert, The Temptation of Saint Anthony This horrible talk, however, evidently possessed a potent magic for my friend; and his imagination, checked for a while by the influence of his kinsman, began to ferment and crepitate.-- Henry James, Stories Revived Etymology: Crepitate is from...

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”. OscitationNoun The act of yawning or gaping. 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 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". hiemal{HAHY-uh-muhl} -adj Of or pertaining to winter; wintry. [Hiemal is derived from the Sanskrit word hima meaning “cold, frost, snow.”].

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”. ExlexNoun Outlaw. Adjective Without legal authority. 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...

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".calvous \KAL-vuhs\ , adjectiveLacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald. Example sentences:The wit's voluminous neckerchief unraveled and slipped to the mold, and the spangled silver wig fell from the telltale calvous head.-- D. M. Cornish, Lamplighter Admittedly most old, bloated, calvous Germans could double for me, and even if he hadn't been doppelganger material, with the beard I had started growing and the two black eyes, you'd need x-rays to...

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”. MankyAdjective Also: mankier, mankiest 1. worthless, rotten, or in bad taste 2. dirty, filthy, or bad 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...

Just some passing thoughts (in the tradition of Thomas Sowell). Since the person that puts up Joel Osteen's devotions doesn't like any debate on that thread (I don't blame him for not wanting to defend Osteen) -- for those that didn't know, Osteen is full of bull shit. Try Skip Heitzig, John MacArthur, Jan Markell. Just be ready to defend and vote for any Republican we nominate. For now that's the best strategy -- that includes ANY office. At some point hopefully we'll have the luxury of picking good republicans. I know it's in vogue to criticize Ann Coulter, but...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 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". quangocracy{kwæŋˈgɒkrəsɪ} -n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the control or influence ascribed to quangos 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) quangos collectively quango{kwang-goh} -n(especially in Great Britain) a semi-public advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government. [1975–80; qu ( asi ) -a ( utonomous ) n ( on- ) g ( overnmental ) o ( rganization...

Word For The Day, Monday, 12/19/11 img src=”http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae143/CyberLiberty/wftd.jpg"; 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". intromit; verb verb (used with object), -mit·ted, -mit·ting. to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit. Etymology:1375–1425; late Middle English intromitten < Latin intr�mittere to send in, equivalent to intr�- intro- + mittere to send 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...

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”. TautologicalNoun a. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy. b. An instance of such repetition. adverb - tautologically; adjective - tautological, tautologic 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...

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". mundify \MUHN-duh-fahy\, verbTo purge or purify. Example sentences:The cleric, fatigued and mumpish, scolded her, saying that a woman of her burdensome years should return home and mundify her morphewed sins.-- Edward Dahlberg, The Olive of Minerva: Or, The Comedy of a Cuckold Vigorous efforts to mundify old nasty habits should find priority as a substruction on which the edifice of the efforts of humanising the police should be built.-- Praveen Kumar, Indian Police...

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”. Limn tr.v. limned, limn·ing (lmnng), limns 1. To describe. 2. To depict by painting or drawing. 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 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". peculate{pek-yuh-leyt} -vt, -vi to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. [1740–50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obsolete) < Latin pecūl�tus, equivalent to pecūl� ( rī ) to embezzle, literally, to make public property private + -tus suffix of v. action. See peculiar, -ate1].

Word For The Day, Monday, 12/12/11 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". ephemeral;adj. 1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. 2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower Etymology: C16: from Greek ephēmeros lasting only a day, from hēmera day] 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...