Posted on 06/23/2017 6:15:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
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".
INVEIGLE
Verb (used with object), inveigled, inveigling.
1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away): to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
Synonyms 1. induce, beguile, persuade. 2. wheedle.
ORIGIN:
1485-95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en- en-1+ Old French (a)vogler to blind, derivative of avogle blind < Vulgar Latin *aboculus eyeless, adj. derivative of phrase *ab oculīs without eyes. See ab-, ocular
Related forms:
inveiglement, noun inveigler, noun uninveigled, adjective
Ping!..................Class is in session............No running in the hallways!................
“”INVEIGLE “” The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Heck - that’s easy as the democrats manage to inveigle EVERY day they draw breath.
They’re not so good at it lately, though...................A++!............
Dems failed to inveigle voters to their side
Reps keep winning with the Trump tide
Dems pointing fingers
Yet Nancy still lingers
I’m worth all the trouble she cried!
The media hounds Trump like a fox is by a beagle
It matters not that what he did and does is legal
Up and over they jump
Then fall on their rump
While the fox laughs at how easy they are to inveigle
You have inveigled me to post today.
We must find a way to inveigle GOPe RINOs to completely remove ObamaCare.™
Threats of ‘PRIMARY’ usually work!...............A+++!..........
It was easy!.............A+!..............
She may be more trouble that she’s worth to get rid of!..............Excellent! A+++!.............
The quick Trump Fox jumped over the lazy journalist’s back! .........Excellent! A+++!................
Michael Moore loves to lie and finagle
(One can entice with a slice or a bagel)
Lives off fat of the land
With the bullsh!t he planned
Bamboozle, beguile and inveigle
He said Trump would win and he did!..................Excellent! A+++!...............
The last Democrat who knew how to inveigle
Was the same one who pulled the ears of a beagle
LBJ
Was it a Beagle or a Basset Hound?............Excellent in either case! A+++!......................
To view his collection of stamps (all unperforated)
And he said as he quietly put out the cat
His wine, his cigar and the lamp...
Have some Madeira, My Dear
It's ever so much nicer than beer
Now if it were gin, you'd be wrong to say yes
The evil gin does can be hard to assess
And besides gin's inclined to affect the prowess....
Have some Madeira, My Dear
Part of an old song from the 1960's. Today's word just reminded me of it. Not mine, so no grade required.
Magnificent!
Probably a basset hound, but that does not rhyme.
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