September, 2009
Word of the Day: puissant
Today’s Word is: puissant \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\ , adjective: 1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire. Origin: Puissant is from Old French puissant, “powerful,” ultimately from (assumed) Vulgar Latin potere, alteration of Latin posse, “to be able.” The noun form is puissance. Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well [...]
Word of the Day: noisome
Today’s Word is: noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective: 1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome. 2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting. Origin: Noisome is from Middle English noysome, from noy, “harm,” short for anoy, from Old French, from anoier, “to annoy.” Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
Word of the Day: malapropism
Today’s Word is: malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\ , noun: 1. An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. 2. An instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we’ll precede.” Origin: A malapropism is so called after Mrs. Malaprop, a character noted for her amusing [...]
Fake Rage, The GOP and Americans who are falling for the Hype
Below is the speech the president gave yesterday to the children of America before they return to school. What was all the hoopla about? It wasn’t about anything, it was a bunch of FAKE RAGE. All of you people who are climbing on the FAKE RAGE bandwagon, don’t be surprised when the GOP doesn’t need [...]
Word of the Day: refulgent
Today’s Word is: refulgent \rih-FUL-juhnt\ , adjective: 1. Shining brightly; radiant; brilliant; resplendent. Origin: Refulgent comes from the present participle of Latin refulgere, “to flash back, to shine brightly,” from re-, “back” + fulgere, “to shine.” Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
Word of the Day: voluptuary
Today’s Word is: voluptuary \vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee\ , noun: 1. A person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites; a sensualist. adjective: 1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure. Origin: Voluptuary derives from Latin voluptarius, “devoted to pleasure,” from voluptas, “pleasure.” Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
Word of the Day: gadabout
Today’s Word is: gadabout \GAD-uh-bout\ , noun: 1. Someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity. Origin: Gadabout is formed from the verb gad, “to rove or go about without purpose or restlessly” (from Middle English gadden, “to hurry”) + about. Be creative, use the word today. As always, be well CF
Michael Steel: Stop Already!
More nonsensical BS from the man who really thinks he is President Barack Obama’s equal. He has lost his dang blasted mind. He is under the mistaken impression that the black folks he is trying to bring into the Republican fold are hip hoppin, kneeslappin, finger lickin, ebonics speakin idiots. Mr. Steele you are sorely mistaken and you have said nothing and [...]
Word of the Day: carmon
Today’s word is: carom \KAIR-uhm\ , noun: 1. A rebound following a collision; a glancing off. 2. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls on the table. intransitive verb: 1. To strike and rebound; to glance. 2. To make a carom. transitive verb: 1. To make (an object) [...]
Word of the Day: abecedarian
Today’s Word is: abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\ , noun: 1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence a beginner. 2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. adjective: 1. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet. 2. Arranged alphabetically. 3. Rudimentary; elementary. Origin: Abecedarian derives from Latin abecedarius, from the first four letters of the alphabet. Be creative, [...]
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