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Skunk Blossoms Vice Captain
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 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:53 pm
Tuesday
Finesse
Definition
1. physical skill: elegant ability and dexterity
2. tactful treatment: a delicate and skillful approach in dealing with a troublesome situation
Sentence
She beat him in his own game by using a combination of power and finesse.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:38 am
Wednesday
Pleonasm
Definition
1. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
2. A superfluous word or phrase.
Synonym
tautologic, tautological, redundant
Sentence
He kept using pleonasms everytime he described something in a role play, but it added length to his posts!
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Skunk Blossoms Vice Captain
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Skunk Blossoms Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:45 am
Thursday
Echelon
Definition
1. level in hierarchy: a level of authority or rank in an organization or system
the lower echelons of society
2. aircraft formation with offset positions: a group of aircraft flying in positions behind and to one side of the aircraft in front
3. military formation with offset positions: a formation in which individuals or units are positioned behind and to one side of those in front to give a stepped effect and allow each a clear view ahead
4. physics device for studying spectra: a series of glass plates of equal thickness arranged like steps, used in spectroscopy for studying the fine structure of spectral lines
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:54 am
Babbled
~Verb~
1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly.
2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
3. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
Syn: chitchat, gabble, drivel, blather, murmur, gurgle, burble, ranting, raving... being a steve XD
Ant: quietness, silence, stillness
I swore I would of shot myself if the guy continued to babble about some hobby he found interesting.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:40 am
Steeling
~Verb~
1 To cover, plate, edge, or point with steel.
2 To make hard, strong, or obdurate; strengthen.
Syn: bolster, brace, fortify, harden, reinforce, rejuvenate, toughen
Ant: weaken, sap
Outside of a well known haunted house, Jack looked for his baseball everywhere along the ground, but once he seen a shattered window he knew he would have to enter the house it self. Steeling himself with determination, Jack reached forward, and turned the knob that made a rather loud creak, and entered in...
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:28 pm
Enmity
~Noun~
1`. A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
[since I've been inactive on it, I decided to use one of my old favorite word, which luckily enough thanks to dictionary.com it had a list of a lot of other words that are quite similar to it. So here's the word of the day, as well as a few others to cover my butt for the missing week]]
Synonyms: These nouns refer to the feeling or expression of deep-seated ill will. Enmity is hatred such as might be felt for an enemy: the wartime enmity of the two nations.
Hostility implies the clear expression of enmity: "If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find . . . enough to disarm all hostility" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
Antagonism is hostility that quickly results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness: "the early struggles of famous authors, the notorious antagonism of publishers and editors to any new writer of exceptional promise" (Edith Wharton).
Animosity often triggers bitter resentment or punitive action: overcame her animosity toward her parents.
Rancor suggests vengeful hatred and resentment: filled with rancor after losing his job.
Antipathy is deep-seated aversion or repugnance: an antipathy to social pretension.
Animus is distinctively personal, often based on one's prejudices or temperament: an inexplicable animus against intellectuals.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:35 pm
((Hi Guys! The Word of the Day is back!! Ready for a grandiose, powerful vocabulary? Great!))
♪Grandiose♪
§ ADJ
1. affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
2. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme.
3. grand in an imposing or impressive way.
4. Psychiatry. having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder.
Synonyms: ambitious, bombastic, cosmic, egotistic, extravagant, flamboyant, imposing, impressive, lofty, lordly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, ostentatious, overwhelming, pompous, pretentious, princely, royal, showy, splashy, stately, unfathomable, vast
Antonyms: humble, unimpressive
Lilian stumbled into the theatre, Jordan right behind. The girl and boy gasped simultaneously for the inside of the externally shabby theatre was far beyond what they'd imagined. It was amazing, awe-inspiring, even grandiose, though cob-web curtains hung from the chandeliers and dust dressed the chairs as if for a harsh, Antarctic winter.
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:30 am
((All right. This is an old word, rarely used, save by me that I know of.))
♪Mussitate♪
§ VERB (used without object)
Obsolete
-to mutter; mumble
-talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
[Latin Origin: musso, mussare * to mutter]
Synonyms: murmur, mutter, mumble
Antonyms: shout, yell, clamor, bellow
James directed his anger towards the girl sitting in front of him, a girl well-known for her soft-spoken remarks. "Why! You're always so quiet! Of course, you get good grades." That infuriated the girl, a hater of generalizations and stereotypes. "You have no right to judge..." she mussitated, angrily.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:39 pm
((I'm doing old words that people need to know so they don't lose their jobs... No joke... And I'm doing two because this post is really late.))
♪Niggard♪
§ NOUN
1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person
§ ADJ
2. niggardly; miserly; stingy
Synonyms: misanthropist, muckworm, scrooge, curmudgeon, glutton
Antonyms: philanthropist, spendthrift, altruist, donor, patron, helper
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♪Niggardly♪
§ ADJ
1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly
2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty
§ ADV
3. in the manner of a niggard
Synonyms: miserly, narrow, penny-pinching, ungenerous, penurious
Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, free-spending, liberal, generous
Everyone knows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a niggardly old man visited by the three ghosts of Christmas. In the end, he is no longer a niggard, but an altruist, shouting a cheeful 'Good morning and merry Christmas' to all he passed.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:41 pm
♪Flippant♪
§ ADJ
1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.
2. Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.
3. Archaic. glib; voluble.
Synonyms: bouncy, offhand, impudent, insolent, whimsical, jaunty, blasphemous, nonchalant, effervescent
Antonyms: serious, sluggish, wooden, courteous, gracious, clumsy, formal, grave, lugubrious
The mother asked the bubbly child is she understood that crossing the street without an adult was dangerous. The child only gave a flippant reply.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:24 pm
♪Effervescent♪
§ ADJ
1. effervescing; bubbling.
2. vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling
Synonyms: airy, bubbly, bouncy, frothy, resilient, animated, exhilarated, gleeful, high-spirited, hilarious, mirthful, vivacious, flippant, frolicsome, graceful, nonchalant, boisterous, mischievous, brazen, audacious, reckless
Antonyms: dead, dull, listless, unenthusiastic, flat, stale, clumsy, burdened, calm, laid-back, quiet, restrained, silent, afraid, cautious, wary, thougtful, careful, heavy, lumbering, sluggish, wooden
One of the few stereo-typical blonde airheads, the poor female cheerleader couldn't help but be effervescent. It was helpful for showing team spirit, too.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:26 pm
♪Fortitude♪
§ NOUN
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
Synonyms: boldness, braveness, bravery, patience, perseverance
Antonyms: weakness, cowardice, panic, anxiety, irresolution
Under immense pressure, the hero and heroine were hard-pressed in finding fortitude to battle Death itself.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:31 pm
((Aaaah!! Mortal! I'm so sorry I didn't post yesterday! My friend needed someone to talk to and I couldn't get on to post. I only got to check my PMs for like... 5 minutes... I'm so sorry! I'm doing two today! I'm sorry I'm encroaching upon your week!))
♪Innocuous♪
§ ADJ
1. not harmful or injurious; harmless
2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark
3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid
Synonyms: harmless, innocent, inobnoxious, inoffensive, bland, flavorless, lifeless, uninteresting
Antonyms: harmful, exciting, emotional, hurtful
"According to the teenagers, the prank was innocuous, not causing any harm or offense. 'The neighborhood is completely innocuous,' the boys only complained."
♪Abscond♪
§ VERB (used without object)
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution
Synonyms: disappear, slip away, sneak away, duck out, scamper, take flight, dash, dart, bolt, run
Antonyms: abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield, amble, saunter, stroll, wait
The partner thieves entered the museum full of confidence that they would succeed. However, when one set off the alarm and got trapped, his partner absconded.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:13 pm
((Looks like the torch has been handed over to me))
Sycophant
~Noun~
1. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Synonyms: bootlicker, brownnoser, doormat, flatterer, groupie, groveler, lackey, lap-dog, politician, puppet, slave, yes-man
Antonyms: Self-made, independent, reliant, a thinker
You must ask yourself this, are you the controller of your life? Are you a person who stands up and does what they know they should do, and keep strong to your believes? Are you a real man? Or are you merely a sycophant, and give into the will of others around you?
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