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Post by Chris on Oct 22, 2006 18:57:09 GMT -5
I figured we could use a thread like this, so that we could all become as needlessly verbose and pretentious as, er, some people that will remain nameless. These words are courtesy of dictionary.com.
Today's Word: perfidy
perfidy \PUR-fuh-dee\, noun: The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow; faithlessness; treachery.
Having just fought a war to get rid of a king, the framers had "the perfidy of the chief magistrate" clearly in their sights when they included broad grounds for impeachment. -- Ann H. Coulter, High Crimes and Misdemeanors
To ordinary Algerians, the news that chemical tests did not end until 1978 was renewed proof of the hypocrisy and perfidy of the military who have misruled them since independence in 1962. -- "Bombshell that rocked generals in Algeria", Irish Times, October 25, 1997
Soon Esther has fallen desolately into the arms of her girlfriend, seeking advice and reassurance about the perfidy of men. -- Janet Maslin, "Rendezvous in Paris", New York Times, August 9, 1996
Perfidy comes from Latin perfidia, from perfidus, faithless, treacherous, false, from per-, through (perhaps connoting deviation or infringement, or perhaps explicable by qui per fidem decipit, "who through faith or trust deceives") + fides, faith.
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Post by Chris on Oct 23, 2006 10:03:14 GMT -5
Today's Word: felicitous
felicitous \fuh-LIS-uh-tuhs\, adjective: 1. Suitably applied or expressed; appropriate; apt. 2. Happy; delightful; marked by good fortune.
We do this sort of thing most weekends anyway, said a lean rebel with gunpowder smudges on his face and the felicitous name of Troy Cool. -- Tony Horwitz, Confederates in the Attic
I always have a pad of paper and a pencil within reach, to catch on the wing this turn of phrase which strikes me as felicitous, that idea which I hope to be able to examine more closely in the light of day. -- Roger Martin du Gard, Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort (translated by Timothy Crouse)
The word zakat itself suggests both piety and purity,underscoring the relationship of financial responsibility to righteous living. Like all Islamic requirements, its observance helps assure the giver of abetter chance for a felicitous reward in the hereafter. -- Jane I. Smith, Islam in America
Felicitous is derived from Latin felicitas, "fertility, hence success, happiness," from felix, "fertile, successful, happy."
Word of the day courtesy of dictionary.com
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Post by eakyra on Oct 23, 2006 14:37:55 GMT -5
I like this word! Nice thread...
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Post by johnsapphire on Oct 23, 2006 18:16:38 GMT -5
This thread will die. And don't double post!
Denithar modification: In this board double posts are allowed.
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Brokenhearts
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Post by Brokenhearts on Oct 23, 2006 18:51:29 GMT -5
can any 1 tell me wat Fastidious (dunno if thts spelld rite) means, coz dictionaries r mostly useless 2 me.
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Post by eakyra on Oct 23, 2006 20:40:59 GMT -5
John, in this case he is bringing the word of the day straight from Dictionary.com. So if he wants to put the new one on there everday then its ok to double post. Only in those certain scenarios.
fas-tid-i-ous /fæˈstɪdiəs, fə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater. 2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
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Post by Duskglimmer on Oct 23, 2006 21:46:46 GMT -5
*smacks forehead* I wish I'd read this thread before I took the SATs. I would have gotten one more question right. *sighs* This thread will die. And don't double post! Threads die. It's a fact. That doesn't mean that we can't post on them and it doesn't mean its a bad thread to have around.
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Post by eakyra on Oct 23, 2006 22:08:17 GMT -5
Very true. Not all threads are as immortal as the compliment thread. ;D
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Post by Denithar on Oct 24, 2006 9:18:48 GMT -5
However, many threads are more informative then the compliment thread. *cough* this one *uncough*
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Post by Chris on Oct 24, 2006 10:15:06 GMT -5
solicitous \suh-LIS-uh-tuhs\, adjective: 1. Manifesting or expressing care or concern. 2. Full of anxiety or concern; apprehensive. 3. Extremely careful; meticulous. 4. Full of desire; eager.
He does not appear to have suffered from homesickness, although the suspicion that this might have been due to the unsatisfactory nature of his 'home' life seems belied by the tone and content of his letters; he makes frequent and solicitous inquiries after not only Mabel and his mother but also his father. -- Matthew Sturgis, Aubrey Beardsley: A Biography
She was often solicitous of her daughter's feelings and intense reactions, trying to shield her from emotional trauma. -- Adrienne Fried Block, Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian
He . . . was excessively solicitous, constantly apologizing for the car's poor suspension, the heat, the state of the roads, and the insane behavior of other drivers. -- John Case, The Genesis Code
He was also solicitous of my health and would notice when I was tired or under great strain. -- Cartha D. "Deke" DeLoach, Hoover's FBI
Solicitous is from Latin sollicitus, "thoroughly or violently moved, disturbed, or agitated," hence "anxious, uneasy, worried," from sollus, "whole, entire" + citus, past participle of ciere, "to move, to stir."
Word of the day courtesy of dictionary.com.
And guys, thanks for the assist with John and all, but there's no need. This is one of those cases where you just ignore it and it goes away.
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Post by eakyra on Oct 24, 2006 15:45:32 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Oct 25, 2006 9:47:08 GMT -5
Today's word, courtesy of dictionary.com: crabwise
crabwise \KRAB-wyz\, adjective: 1. Sideways. 2. In a cautiously indirect manner.
Grass tells this story in awkward fashion, coming at it crabwise indeed, with hesitations, shifts of direction, and out of sequence, allowing his narrator to display his own confusion, uncertainty, resentment of a history that has deformed his own life. -- Allan Massie, review of Crabwalk, by Gunter Grass, The Scotsman, April 5, 2003
Atwood moves crabwise through such questions as the place of moral or ideological content in art, the conflict between artistic purity and commercial necessity, and the nature of the relationship between writer, text and reader. -- Christopher Tayler, review of Negotiating with the Dead, by Margaret Atwood, Sunday Telegraph, March 10, 2002
Without taking his eyes from the road his left hand moved seamlessly from the old-fashioned gear stick to Sally's lap where, after a brief professional rummage, it moved crabwise on to me in the back seat. -- Sue Arnold, "The difference between a grope and a caress", The Independent, October 4, 2003
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Post by SciFiGuy88 on Oct 25, 2006 18:55:23 GMT -5
This thread will die. And don't double post! Denithar modification: In this board double posts are allowed. well that's not exactly very supportive as your first post on this thread.
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Post by Chris on Oct 26, 2006 0:50:55 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Oct 26, 2006 9:54:37 GMT -5
I would edit this into the above eye-rolling post, but I want the date on the post to be accurate, and it's been decreed legal to double post in this thread, so I'll just get on with it.
Today's Word, courtesy of dictionary.com: rapport
rapport \ra-POR; ruh-\, noun: A relation, especially one characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual trust.
He established a tremendous rapport with younger patients and routinely skipped classes and missed tests to take children to the circus or for rides in his convertible, often stopping for ice cream at Frank Monaco's drugstore on the South Side. -- James T. Fisher, Dr. America
Scott and Shackleton could not have been temperamentally more dissimilar and had virtually no rapport. -- Caroline Alexander, The Endurance
The two men shared similar backgrounds and enjoyed a good rapport: both were born to wealth and influence, Cambridge educated, connoisseurs of culture, and world-class in knowledge, ability, and outlook. -- George Perkovich, India's Nuclear Bomb
Although we are not very old friends, we struck up a rapport on that trip which was more than that of mere shipboard acquaintances. -- James Hamilton-Paterson, Three Miles Down
Rapport comes from French, from Old French, from raporter, "to bring back," from re-, "back, again" (from Latin) + aporter, "to bring" (from Latin apportare, from ad-, "to" + portare, "to carry")
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