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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". trammel \TRAM-ul\ - noun 1. a net for catching birds or fish 2. something impeding activity, progress, or freedom; restraint -- usually used in plural Also: verb - "to confine" or "to enmesh" Also: adjective (trammeled) - "confined or limited" Example sentence: "I cast the miserable trammels of worldly discretion to the winds, and spoke with the fervour that filled me…." -- From Wilkie Collins' 1868 novel The Moonstone Extra Example sentence: "Those...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, November 22, 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". sequestration [sē-kwəs-ˈtrā-shən, ˌse-; (ˌ)sē-ˌkwes-] -n 1.the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered 2a. a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with 2b. a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party...

Word For The Day, Monday, 11/21/11 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". mingy; adj. mean and stingy; niggardly. Etymology: 1885–90; m(ean2 ) + ( st)ingy 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....

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”. VitiateTr. Verb 1. To reduce the value or impair the quality of. 2. To corrupt morally; debase. 3. To make ineffective; invalidate. 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".parergon \pa-RUR-gon\, noun 1. Work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.2. Something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment. Example sentences:This labor resulted in a side adventure or parergon: On his way to the chase, Heracles was entertained by the centaur Pholus, who set before him a jar of wine that belonged to all the centaurs in common.-- P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, Classical mythology "It is a...

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". mountebank \MOUN-tih-bank\ - noun 1. a person who sells quack medicines from a platform 2. a boastful unscrupulous pretender; charlatan Example sentence: In his newspaper column, Gavin criticized the talk-radio host as "a mountebank whose 'expert' opinions and advice are complete hooey." Extra Example sentence: "Bring your five-minute tales related to all things fraudulent and pseudo. Flimflammers, mountebanks, poseurs and snake oil salesmen especially welcome." -- From a literary events listing by Gina...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, November 15, 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". kef [keyf] -n 1.A state of drowsy contentment 2. Also, keef. a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state. Kef comes from the Arabic word kaif meaning “well-being or pleasure.”

Word For The Day,Monday, 11/14/11 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". verisimilitude; noun 1.the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude. 2.something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth. Etymology: 1595–1605; < Latin vērīsimilitūdō,equivalent to vērī(genitive singular of vērumtruth) + similitūdōsimilitude 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”. EclatNoun 1. Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. 2. Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause. 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:...

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". anoesis \an-oh-EE-sis\, noun A state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content. Example sentences: Normally, on my long-distance walks, anoesis descends within a few miles: the mental tape loop of infuriating resentments, or inane pop lyrics, or nonce phrases gives way to the greeny-beige noise of the outdoors.-- Will Self, Psychogeography Wiggy felt sudden release from all tension: exalted, drawn up in a freedom like dance. Then he was...

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 \FAY\ - adjective 1. marked by a foreboding of death or calamity 2a. marked by an otherworldly air or attitude 2b. crazy 3a. excessively refined; precious 3b. quaintly unconventional; campy Example sentence: Grandfather always said grandmother was "fey," and he often joked that he believed she was raised by woodland fairies. Extra Example sentence: "The Danny Elfman score is augmented, somehow appropriately for a twee story, by songs from the ultra-fey Sufjan...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, November 8, 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". cheeseparing [cheez-pair-ing] -adj 1.meanly economical; parsimonious. -n 2. something of little or no value. 3. niggardly economy

Word For The Day, Monday, 11/7/11 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". oeuvre; noun 1. a work of art, literature, music, etc 2. the total output of a writer, painter, etc Etymology: "a work," esp. a work of literature, also "the body of work produced by an artist," 1875, from Fr. oeuvre "work," from L. opera (see opus). Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate...

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”. DenudeTr. Verb To divest of covering; make bare. 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!)...

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".metempirical \met-em-PIR-i-kuhl\, adjective1. Beyond or outside the field of experience.2. Of or pertaining to metempirics. Example sentences: ...but the quality of her innate wit had deepened, strange “metempirical” (as Van called them) undercurrents seemed to double internally, and thus enrich, the simplest expression of her simplest thoughts.-- Vladimir Nabokov, Ada, or Ardor, a Family Chronicle Still however, instead of aspiring to becoming rigorous and metempirical, poetry lives by the heart, the sense and singing.--...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, 11/2/11 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". desuetude; noun the state of being no longer used or practiced Etymology: 1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dēsuētūdo,equivalent to dēsuē-,base of dēsuēscereto become disaccustomed to, unlearn (dē-de-+ suēscereto become accustomed to) + -tūdō-tude 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, November 1, 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". amain [uh-meyn] -adv Archaic 1.with full force. 2. at full speed. 3. suddenly; hastily. 4. exceedingly; greatly.

Word For The Day, Monday, 10/31/11 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". beshrew; verb verb (used with object) Archaic. to curse; invoke evil upon. Etymology: early 14c., "deprave, pervert, corrupt," from be-+ shrew (v.) "to curse;" see shrew. Meaning "to invoke evil upon" is from late 14c. 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”. OffalNoun 1. Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal. 2. Refuse; rubbish. 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...

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".catachresis \kat-uh-KREE-sis\ , noun1 use of the wrong word for the context2 use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech Example sentences: "Online dictionaries are handy. One can click on synonyms and antonyms, follow new links and lures, and get pleasantly lost in a high-tech thicket of info. Being a tap or two away, more people might be tempted to look up unfamiliar words. And anything that counteracts catachresis is fine with...