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04-25-2003, 05:07 AM
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Word of the day April 25
The Word of the Day for April 25 is:
gallimaufry • \gal-uh-MAW-free\ • (noun) hodgepodge A little more information about today’s word: If the word "gallimaufry" doesn't make your mouth water, it may be because you don't know its history. In the 16th century, Middle-French speaking cooks made a meat stew called "galimafree." It must have been a varied dish, because English speakers chose its name for any mix or jumble of things. If "gallimaufry" isn't to your taste, season your speech with one of its synonyms: "hash" (which can be a muddle or chopped meat and potatoes), "hotchpotch," (a stew or a hodgepodge) or "potpourri" (another stew turned medley). My sentence: Angela's garden is a tangled gallimaufry of flowers, herbs, vegetables, and more than a few weeds—a jumble of horticultural variety that defies every dictum of gardening columnists. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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04-28-2003, 01:40 AM
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Word of the day April 28
The Word of the Day for April 28 is:
flagitious • \fluh-JIH-shuss\ • (adjective) marked by scandalous crime or vice; villainous A little more information about today’s word: "Flagitious" derives from the Latin noun "flagitum," meaning "shameful thing," and can be ultimately traced back to the Latin word "flagrum," meaning "whip." "Flagrum" is also the source of "flagellate" ("to whip, scourge") and the very rare "flagitate," meaning "importune." But it is NOT the source of "flagrant," which means "conspicuously bad," despite the superficial resemblance. "Flagrant" and its cousins derive instead from the Latin "flagrare," meaning "to burn." "Flagitious" first appeared in print in the late 14th century, and it was originally applied to people who were horribly criminal or wicked. These days, it can also describe intangibles, such as actions ("flagitious promiscuity"), ideas ("a flagitious notion"), and principles ("flagitious motives"). My sentence: The actor will play a flagitious scoundrel in his next film—a departure from the "good guy" roles he usually takes on. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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04-28-2003, 03:53 AM
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comfortably numb...
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oil can harry's flagitious behaviour kept mighty mouse knocking on his door...
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04-29-2003, 01:41 AM
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Word of the day April 29
The Word of the Day for April 29 is:
epigone • \EH-puh-gohn\ • (noun) follower, disciple; also an inferior imitator A little more information about today’s word: Always something of a linguistic imitator, the English language borrowed "epigone" from German in the 19th century. The Germans themselves had taken the word from the Latin "epigonus," which meant "successor." The Latin term followed the Greek "epigonos," which was often used in plural to designate the seven sons of seven legendary Greek leaders who were defeated at Thebes. "Epigonos" in turn came from the Greek verb "epigignesthai," meaning "to be born after." "Epi-" can mean "after"; "gignesthai" means "to be born." My sentence: Carlton was influenced by Brown's writing, but he wasn't simply an epigone; he had a unique style all his own. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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04-30-2003, 01:40 AM
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Word of the day April 30
The Word of the Day for April 30 is:
charisma • \kuh-RIZ-muh\ • (noun) 1. a personal quality of leadership arousing popular loyalty or enthusiasm; 2. a special magnetic charm or appeal A little more information about today’s word: The Greek word "charisma" means "favor, gift," and in Christian tradition it referred to an extraordinary power—the power of healing, the gift of tongues, or the gift of prophecy—bestowed upon an individual by the Holy Spirit for the good of the church. The earliest nonreligious use of "charisma" that we know of occurred in a German text, a 1922 publication by socialist Max Weber. The sense began appearing in English contexts shortly after Weber’s work was published. My sentence (using definition #2): We had heard that Natalie was possessed of great spark and wit, and her reputation did not disappoint; her charisma was obvious the minute she walked in the room. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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04-30-2003, 04:33 PM
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I think that someone must have a lot of charisma, for it to be obvious on a discussion board like this.
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