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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”. AfflatusNoun A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration. [Latin affltus, from past participle of afflre, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.] 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...

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". chrestomathy \kres-TOM-uh-thee\ , nounA collection of selected literary passages. Example sentences:I had learned to read Sanscrit and to translate easy passages in the chrestomathy, and devoted myself with special zeal to the study of the Latin grammar and prosody.-- Georg Ebers, The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood This little chrestomathy preserves almost the only words of Atticus to have survived from antiquity.-- Peter White, Cicero in Letters Etymology: Chrestomathy literally...

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”. CaptiousAdjective 1. Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults: a captious scholar. 2. Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument: a captious question. captiously adv.; captiousness n.Middle English capcious, from Old French captieux, from Latin captisus, from capti, seizure, sophism, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, May 22, 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". stroppy [strop-ee] -adj British Informal. bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense. [1950–55; perhaps (ob)strep(erous) + -y1 , though o is unexplained ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/21/12 ; 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". scrofulous; adj. : of, relating to, or affected with scrofula 2a : having a diseased run-down appearance b : morally contaminated Etymology: 1605–15; scroful(a) + -ous 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”. PellucidAdjective 1. Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent. See Synonyms at clear. 2. Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose. pellucidity, pellucidness noun pellucidly adverb[Latin pellcidus, from pellcre, to shine through : per-, through; see per- + lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] 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...

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". omphalos \OM-fuh-luhs , noun1. The central point.2. The navel; umbilicus.3. Greek Antiquity. A stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth. Example sentences:To that incurable romantic the Trenton hovel was omphalos, the hub of existence, the center of mass.-- Ellen Queen, Halfway House Yes; but if not of the earth, for earth's tenant Jerusalem was the omphalos of mortality.-- Thomas De Quincey, Suspiria de Profundies...

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”. ArgotNoun A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group: thieves' argot. See Synonyms at dialect. 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, 5/15/12 ; 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". histrionic; adj.; noun; adv. 1. excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial: histrionic gestures 2. rare dramatic — n 3. ( plural ) melodramatic displays of temperament 4. rare ( plural, functioning as singular ) dramatics [C17: from Late Latin histriōnicus of a player, from histriō actor] histrionical or histrionical — adj — n [C17: from Late Latin histriōnicus of a player, from histriō actor] histri'onically or histrionical —...

Word For The Monday, 5/14/12 ; 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". ensorcellment; noun [verb is ensorcell] >to bewitch: The beauty of the moon ensorcelled them. Etymology: 1535–45; < Middle French ensorceler to bewitch, dissimilated variant of ensorcerer. See en-1 , sorcerer

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”. CamarillaNoun A group of confidential, often scheming advisers; a cabal. [Spanish, diminutive of cámara, room, from Late Latin camera; see chamber.] 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". obtest \ob-TEST\ , verb1. To supplicate earnestly; beseech.2. To invoke as witness.3. To protest.4. To make supplication; beseech. Example sentences:I constrain, adjure, obtest and strongly command you.-- Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering And whosoever she be, even with the form of words which to miserable wretches is granted most exaudible, I pray, and do with those prayers most heartily obtest, which are in the ears of the hearers of them most effectual, that...

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”. CicatrixNoun A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. PL: cicatricesAdjective : Cicatricial or Cicatricose[Middle English cicatrice, from Latin cictrx, cictrc-.] 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...

Word For The Day, Tuesday, May 8, 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". sudorific [soo-duh-rif-ik] -adj 1. causing sweat; diaphoretic. 2. sudoriparous -n 3. a sudorific agent [1620–30; < Neo-Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat ( see sudoriferous) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/7/12 ; 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". untenable; adj. click the word for pronunciation 1. incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible. 2. not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc Example SentencesSuch a proposal would have been socially, politically and legally untenable given the standards of the day. US-sponsored bilateral negotiations have become a formula for sustaining an otherwise untenable status quo. Right now, refugees are in an...

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”. bon vivantNoun A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink. [French : bon, good + vivant, present participle of vivre, to live.] 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:...

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". numen \NOO-min\, nounDivine power, especially one who inhabits a particular object. Example sentences:This “liquid” flowing up his arm and out of the other was numen, the divine substance, the sacred spirit that lives in a certain place in the body and sustains us all.-- Jonathan Carroll, White Apples He was now fairly confident that a shrine, unlike a temple, would contain no resident numen.-- Dave Duncan, Present Tense (Round Two of the Great...

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”. AdustAdjective 1. Burned; scorched. 2. Archaic Browned by the sun; sunburned. 3. Archaic Melancholy in appearance or temperament; gloomy. [Middle English, from Latin adustus, past participle of adrere, to set fire to : ad-, ad- + rere, to burn.] 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, May 1, 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". ullage [uhl-ij] -n 1. the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle. 2. the quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents by evaporation, leakage, or use. 3. Rocketry the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the...

Word For The Day, Monday, 4/30/12 ; 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". Bemuse;transitive verb CLICK THE WORD FOR PRONUNCIATION : to make confused : puzzle, bewilder 2: to occupy the attention of : distract, absorb 3: to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement — be·mus·ed·ly \-ˈmyü-zəd-lē\ adverb — be·muse·ment \-ˈmyüz-mənt\ noun Etymology: "to make utterly confused," from be- + muse (cf. amuse), attested from 1735 but probably older, as Pope (1705) punned on it as "devoted...