Word of the day

[2jules7]

Cormorant... kinda like in Finding Nemo, yeah?

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2009

libation \ly-BAY-shun\, noun:

1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.

2. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.

3. An act or instance of drinking.
Hearing that the train had lost one of its engines and that the remainder of the trip would be very slow, I headed for the bar car for a libation and a snack or two to soothe my growing hunger pangs.

[2jules7]

St. Patricks Day is a good day to use libation in a sentence.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 18, 2009

elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, transitive verb:

To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
He thought that film's promise and purpose was to elucidate the real, to reveal the patterns already before us, and he believed that unity of space and time were paramount.

[2jules7]

John Bender mimics Andy Clark becoming elucidate asking if he stuttered.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2009
florid \FLOR-id\, adjective:

1. Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color.
2. Excessively ornate; flowery; as, "a florid style; florid eloquence."

The Reverend Mr Kidney is a short round bowlegged man with black muttonchop whiskers and a florid face, like a pomegranate, into which he has poured a great quantity of brandy and lesser amounts of whisky and claret.

[2jules7]

He cheeks were florid when the boy called her cute.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Friday, March 20, 2009

diatribe \DAHY-uh-trahyb\, noun:

a bitter verbal attack or speech

It wasn't an argument, it was a diatribe. I've never seen anything like it. It's an insult to you (the jury).

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Saturday, March 21, 2009

veracity \vuh-RAS-i-tee\, noun:

1. truthfulness
2. truth

Veracity is the heart of morality.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Sunday, March 22, 2009

pithy \PITH-ee\, adjective:

concise and to the point; full of meaning and force

[2jules7]

What he said was diatribe and pithy, but was infact veracity.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Monday, March 23, 2009

spoonerism \SPOO-nuh-riz-uhm\, noun:

The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
Some examples:

We all know what it is to have a half-warmed fish ["half-formed wish"] inside us.

A well-boiled icicle ["well-oiled bicycle"].

It is kisstomary to cuss ["customary to kiss"] the bride.

Is the bean dizzy ["dean busy"]?

When the boys come back from France, we'll have the hags flung out ["flags hung out"]!

Let me sew you to your sheet ["show you to your seat"].

[Chy]

Now that I didn't know! Cool!

[2jules7]

All day she was talking in spoonerisms, which made the children roll on the floor from laughter.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 24, 2009

thaumaturgy \THAW-muh-tuhr-jee\, noun:

The performance of miracles or magic.

Of course, none of these improbable meetings ever took place in reality. But within the realm of showbiz thaumaturgy, they're perfectly acceptable examples of latter-day digital compositing, wherein it's possible to have anything share a frame of film or video with practically anything else.

[2jules7]

I believe in thaumaturgy, since ya came along you...

[BM <3]

Haha sweet Jules!

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 25, 2009

tumult \TOO-mult; TYOO-mult\, noun:

1. The commotion or agitation of a crowd, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.
2. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, "the tumult of the elements."
3. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, "the tumult of the spirits or passions."
--tumultuous, adjective

Just imagine, reader, a reduction of the centuries and a parade of all of them, all races, all passions, the tumult of empires, the war of appetites and hates, the reciprocal destruction of creatures and things.

[2jules7]

The children couldnt concentrate with all the tumult in the classroom.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Thursday, March 26, 2009

propinquity \pruh-PING-kwih-tee\, noun:

1. Nearness in place; proximity.
2. Nearness in time.
3. Nearness of relation; kinship.

Following the race he took umbrage at Stewart's rough driving so early in the day, and the propinquity of the two drivers' haulers allowed the Kid to express his displeasure up close and personal.