Word of the Day for Thursday, December 31, 2009

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vicissitude \vih-SIS-ih-tood; -tyood\, noun:

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1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.

2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation.

3. A change in condition or fortune; an instance of mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another).

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It is unreasonable to believe that the vicissitudes of the B.O.'s life would lead him to be a proponent of capitalism!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Vicissitude comes from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim, in turn, probably from vices, changes.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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presage \PRES-ij; pri-SEYJ\, noun:

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1. An indication or warning of a future event; an omen.

2. A feeling or intuition of what the future holds.

3. Prophetic significance.

4. [Archaic] A prediction; a prognostication.

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transitive verb:

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1. To indicate or warn of beforehand; to foreshadow.

2. To have a presentiment of.

3. To predict; to foretell.

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intransitive verb:

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1. To make or utter a prediction.

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The events leading up to the attempted Christmas Day bombing by the Nigerian terrorist were full of presage, yet they were utterly ignored by the B.O., his idiotic Director of Homeland [In]Security Janet Napolitano, and the rest of his hand-picked politburo!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Presage is derived from Latin praesagium, "presentiment," from praesagus "having a presentiment," from prae-, "before" + sagus, "prophetic."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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cajole \kuh-JOHL\, transitive verb:

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To persuade with flattery, repeated appeals, or soothing words; to coax.

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The B.O.'s greatest ability is to charm, cajole, and weasel the American public out of their money!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Cajole derives from Early Modern French cajoler, originally, "to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter," from Old French gaiole, jaiole, "a cage," from Medieval Latin caveola, "a small cage," from Latin cavea, "an enclosure, a den for animals, a bird cage," from cavus, "hollow." It is related to cave, cage and jail (British gaol).

Word of the Day for Monday, December 28, 2009

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surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:

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1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.

2. Acting with or marked by stealth.

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The B.O. will be over in Hawaii for a few days surreptitiously smoking his cigarettes and other things!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Surreptitious comes from Latin surrepticius, "stolen, secret, surreptitious," from surripere, "to take away secretly; to steal," from sub-, "under" + rapere, "to seize, to snatch."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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clinquant \KLING-kunt\, adjective:

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1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.

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noun:

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1. Tinsel; imitation gold leaf.

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After the vote from Senate it was found that all of the pockets of the Democrats, to include the B.O., had a clinquant glow from all that special interest money!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Clinquant is from French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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collude \kuh-LOOD\, intransitive verb:

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To act in concert; to conspire; to plot.

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The Democrats in Congress continue to collude with the B.O. on passing their socialist-Marxist agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Collude derives from Latin colludere, from con-, "together" + ludere, "to play."

Word of the Day for Monday, December 21, 2009

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dolorous \DOH-luh-ruhs\, adjective:

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Marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow.

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While the B.O. and his politburo may be jubilant, even rapturous, over the fact that they are on the cusp of taking over 1/6 of the American economy, the majority of Americans are more dolorous about losing their freedoms, their money, and their choices!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Dolorous derives from Latin dolor, "pain, grief, sorrow," from dolere, "to suffer pain, to grieve."

Air Force One Meets Santa

While on his way over to Copenhagen recently, President Obama's airplane had an unfortunate midair accident. As the ground crew surveys the damage to Air Force One, the picture above pretty much tells the story of what happened.

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It is unknown what the fate was of the eight reindeer, but the pilot of the plane thought that he heard one of them saying something like "Free at last, free at last!"

Word of the Day for Friday, December 18, 2009

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diaphanous \dy-AF-uh-nuhs\, adjective:

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1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent.

2. Vague; insubstantial.

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The B.O. - promisor of diaphanous hope!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Diaphanous ultimately derives from Greek diaphanes, "showing through," from diaphainein, "to show through, to be transparent," from dia-, "through" + phainein, "to show, to appear." It is related to phantom, something apparently sensed but having no physical reality.

Word of the Day for Thursday, December 17, 2009

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paroxysm \PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm\, noun:

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1. (Medicine) A sudden attack, intensification, or recurrence of a disease.

2. Any sudden and violent emotion or action; an outburst; a fit.

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If the B.O. does not get his way with the health care takeover, it will surely send him into a paroxysm of rage!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Paroxysm is from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein, "to irritate, provoke or excite (literally to sharpen excessively)," from para-, "beyond" + oxunein, "to sharpen, to provoke."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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doff \DOF\, transitive verb:

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1. To take off, as an article of clothing.

2. To tip or remove (one's hat).

3. To put aside; to rid oneself of.

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Hey, B.O, doff the socialist-Marxist agenda and respond to what the majority of American citizens actually want you to do!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Doff Middle English doffen, from don off, "to do off," from don, "to do" + off, "off."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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appellation \ap-uh-LAY-shun\, noun:

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1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.

2. The act of naming.

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You would think that the B.O. would readily accept and admit that he is in fact a socialist revolutionary and that he would take pride in claiming that appellation for himself!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Appellation comes from Latin appellatio, from appellare, "to name."

Word of the Day for Monday, December 14, 2009

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numinous \NOO-min-us; NYOO-\, adjective:

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1. Of or pertaining to a numen; supernatural.

2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence.

3. Inspiring awe and reverence; spiritual.

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The numinous lustre of the B.O. has worn off for most Americans!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Numinous is from Latin numen: literally a "nod of the head," as in giving a command, hence "divine power."

Word of the Day for Saturday, December 12, 2009

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palliate \PAL-ee-ayt\, transitive verb:

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1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.

2. To make less severe or intense; mitigate.

3. To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.

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So, how do we, the American public, palliate the damage to our society and economy that the B.O. and his politburo are in the process of wreaking havoc upon?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Palliate derives from Late Latin palliatus, past participle of palliare, "to cloak, to conceal," from Latin pallium, "cloak."

Word of the Day for Friday, December 11, 2009

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recalcitrant \rih-KAL-sih-truhnt\, adjective:

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Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.

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The B.O. continues to be recalcitrant on providing the public an actual copy of his birth certificate!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Recalcitrant derives from Latin recalcitrare, "to kick back," from re-, "back" + calcitrare, "to strike with the heel, to kick," from calx, calc-, "the heel."

Word of the Day for Thursday, December 10, 2009

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cogitate \KOJ-uh-tayt\, intransitive verb:

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1. To think deeply or intently; to ponder; to meditate.

2. To think about; to ponder on; to meditate upon; to plan or plot.

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The B.O. seems unable to cogitate on anything other than how to get re-elected!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Cogitate comes from Latin cogitare, "to turn over in one's mind, to reflect, to think, to consider," from co- + agitare, "to put in constant motion, to drive about," from agere, "to drive." It is related to agitate.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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ratiocination \rash-ee-ah-suh-NAY-shun; rash-ee-oh-\, noun:

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The process of logical reasoning.

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The B.O. uses his powers of ratiocination to justify the government's takeover of the private sector!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Ratiocination is from Latin rationcinatio, from ratiocinari, "to compute, to calculate, to reason," from ratio, "reckoning, calculation, reason," from reri, "to reckon, to think."

Word of the Day for Monday, December 7, 2009

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fatuous \FACH-oo-uhs\, adjective:

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1. Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid.

2. Illusory; delusive.

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The B.O. and his politburo persist in their belief that the American public is comprised of a bunch of fatuous sops, unable to function without the government telling them what to do in every facet of their pathetic lives!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fatuous comes from Latin fatuus, "foolish, idiotic, silly."

Word of the Day for Friday, December 4, 2009

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gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun:

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A hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.

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The B.O.'s health care bills are nothing more than a compilation gallimaufry of special interest groups' submissions!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide."

Word of the Day for Thursday, December 3, 2009

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roborant \ROB-uh-ruhnt\, adjective:

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1. Strengthening; restoring vigor.

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noun:

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1. A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.

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The B.O. believes that the way to make the economy more roborant is to create government jobs!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Roborant derives from the present participle of Latin roborare, "to strengthen," from robur, roboris, "strength."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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myrmidon \MUR-muh-don; -duhn\, noun:

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1. (Capitalized) A member of a warlike Thessalian people who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy.

2. A loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question.

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ACORN and SEIU are the B.O.'s myrmidons!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Myrmidon derives from Greek Myrmidones, a warlike people of ancient Thessaly.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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intrepid \in-TREP-id\, adjective:

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Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

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Tonight the B.O. will attempt the unattainable and show us that he, the intrepid President, is all about taking care of business in Afghanistan!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Intrepid comes from Latin intrepidus, "calm," from in-, "not" + trepidus, "anxious, disturbed."

Word of the Day for Monday, November 30, 2009

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couture \koo-TOOR\, noun:

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1. The business of designing, making, and selling highly fashionable, usually custom-made clothing for women.

2. Dressmakers and fashion designers considered as a group.

3. The high-fashion clothing created by designers.

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adjective:

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1. Created or produced by a fashion designer.

2. Being, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer; very fashionable.

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The workwear couture of the masses and Mrs. B.O's couture of the elite, complete with her $500 soup-kitchen shoes, are definitely polar opposites!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Couture is from French meaning sewing, from Old French cousture, from Vulgar Latin cōnsūtūra, from Latin cōnsuere, cōnsūt-, to sew together.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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martinet \mar-t'n-ET\, noun:

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1. A strict disciplinarian.

2. One who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods.

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Does the B.O. fancy himself as the Martinet-in-Chief of the American masses, telling them exactly how to run their lives because he and the rest of his politburo know better than they do?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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A martinet is so called after an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.

Word of the Day for Monday, November 23, 2009

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benison \BEN-uh-suhn; -zuhn\, noun:

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Blessing; benediction.

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The B.O. will happily bestow his benison on any bill that advances his socialist-Marxist agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Benison comes from Old French beneison, from Latin benedictio, from benedicere, "to bless," from bene, "well" + dicere, "to say."

Word of the Day for Friday, November 20, 2009

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billingsgate \BIL-ingz-gayt; -git\, noun:
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Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language.

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Upon learning that he was resoundingly and utterly defeated at the polls in 2012, the B.O. cut loose (to no one in particular as no one much cared what he said anymore) with a diatribe of billingsgate!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Billingsgate is so called after Billingsgate, a former market in London celebrated for fish and foul language.

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 19, 2009

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obfuscate \OB-fuh-skayt\, transitive verb:

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1. To darken or render indistinct or dim.

2. To make obscure or difficult to understand or make sense of.

3. To confuse or bewilder.

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The B.O. and his politburo continue to obfuscate the real cost of the health care bill!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Obfuscate comes from Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, "to darken," from Latin ob- + fuscare, "to darken," from fuscus, "dark." The noun form is obfuscation.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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exegesis \ek-suh-JEE-sis\, noun;

plural exegeses \-seez\:

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Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text.

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We will never get a coherent exegesis from the B.O. about any of his agendas!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Exegesis comes from Greek, from exegeisthai, "to explain, to interpret," from ex-, "out of" + hegeisthai, "to lead, to guide." Thus an exegesis is, at root, "a leading or guiding out of" a complexity.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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perseverate \per-SEV-uh-reyt\, intransitive verb:

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1. To involuntarily repeat a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.

2. To repeat something insistently or redundantly.

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When the B.O. gets off of the teleprompter, he typically perseverates with "Uh, Uh, Uh"!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Perseverate is a back formation of perseveration from Middle French perseveration from Old French and classical Latin persevertiōn-, singular of persevērātiō.

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 12, 2009

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asseverate \uh-SEV-uh-rayt\, transitive verb:

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To affirm or declare positively or earnestly.

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The B.O. asservates that he is going to make a decision on his Afghanistan strategy - someday!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Asseverate comes from Latin asseverare, "to assert seriously or earnestly," from ad- + severus, "severe, serious."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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forfend \for-FEND\, transitive verb;

also forefend:

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1. a. (Archaic) To prohibit; to forbid.

b. To ward off; to prevent; to avert.

2. To defend; to protect; to preserve.

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We must, as a nation, forfend the Constitution from those in the B.O.'s politburo that would have it summarily dismissed as an archaic and non-viable document!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blogf

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Forfend is from Middle English forfenden, from for-, "for-" + fenden, "to ward off."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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soporific \sop-uh-RIF-ik; soh-puh-\, adjective:

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1. Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep.

2. Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy.

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noun:

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1. A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.

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As the B.O. droned on with his incessant chants of "Yes We Can" and "Change You Can Believe In", the press became soporific and ultimately ceased being actual reporters and instead became the zombie actors in the remake of "Night of the Living Dead"!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Soporific is from French soporifique, from Latin sopor, "a heavy sleep" + -ficus, "-fic," from facere, "to make."

Word of the Day for Monday, November 9, 2009

fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\, adjective:

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1. (Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation.

2. Interchangeable.

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noun:

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1. Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Usually used in the plural.

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The B.O. seems to think that the U.S. Constitution is a fungible document that should easily be exchanged with his own socialist-Marxist agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fungible comes from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungi (vice), "to perform (in place of)."

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 5, 2009

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maunder \MON-duhr\, intransitive verb:

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1. To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner.

2. To wander aimlessly or confusedly.

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The B.O. tends to maunder when he gets off the teleprompter!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Maunder is perhaps a dialectal variant of meander (possibly influenced by wander).

Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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skulduggery \skul-DUG-uh-ree\, noun;

also skullduggery:

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Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity; also: an instance thereof.

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The B.O. and his politburo paid a price at the election polls yesterday for their skulduggery in trying to ram their socialist-Marxist agenda through Congress and down Americans' throats!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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The origin of skulduggery is unknown.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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sommelier \suhm-uhl-YEY; Fr. saw-muh-LYEY\, noun:

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A waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.

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After a recent stay at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., I came away with the sad conclusion that the sommelier of that fine establishment is eminently more qualified to run this country than the B.O.!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Sommelier derives from French, from Old French, "officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver," alteration of sommerier, from sommier," beast of burden," from Vulgar Latin saumārius.

Word of the Day for Monday, November 2, 2009
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truculent \TRUCK-yuh-luhnt\, adjective:
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1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous.
2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
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The B.O., his politburo, and his minions are as truculent a group of politicians as Washington has ever seen!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Truculent derives from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc-, rough, savage, fierce.

Word of the Day for Friday, October 30, 2009

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tenebrous \TEN-uh-bruhs\, adjective:

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Dark; gloomy.

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The tenebrous underside of the B.O.'s health care scheme is that there will, indeed, be rationing administered by "death panels"!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Tenebrous derives from Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae, "darkness."

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 29, 2009

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stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\, adjective:

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Extremely loud.

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No matter how stentorian the voices against government-run health care, the B.O. and his politburo continue to push forward with their agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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conflate \kuhn-FLAYT\, transitive verb:

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1. To bring together; to fuse together; to join or meld.

2. To combine (as two readings of a text) into one whole.

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The B.O. is trying to conflate his socialist-Marxist agenda with American free enterprise (news flash, B.O. - it won't work)!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Conflate is from Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare, "to blow together; to put together," from con-, "with, together" + flare, "to blow."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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punctilious \puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs\, adjective:

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Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

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Sadly, the B.O. seems to be more punctilious in his adherence to his socialist-Marxist agenda than he is in his religious life!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Punctilious derives from Late Latin punctillum, "a little point," from Latin punctum, "a point," from pungere, "to prick."

Word of the Day for Monday, October 26, 2009

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loquacious \loh-KWAY-shuhs\, adjective:

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1. Very talkative.

2. Full of excessive talk; wordy.

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The B.O. is a loquacious bore whose confabulations are nothing more than prevarications!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Loquacious comes from Latin loquax, "talkative," from loqui, "to speak."

Word of the Day for Friday, October 23, 2009

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galumph \guh-LUHM(P)F\, intransitive verb:

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To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.

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Once the B.O. is defeated on his ObamaCare plan, I expect he will just galumph off to the back patio of the White House and smoke a cigarette!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Galumph is probably an alteration of gallop. It was coined by Lewis Carroll in the nonsense poem "Jabberwocky."

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 22, 2009

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aesthete \ES-theet\, noun:

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One having or affecting great sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.

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The B.O. looks upon his grand socialist-Marxist governmental architecture as an aesthete would look upon his architectural masterpiece!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Aesthete is from Greek aisthetes, "one who perceives," from aisthanesthai, "to perceive."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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scuttlebutt \SKUHT-l-buht\, noun:

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1. A drinking fountain on a ship.

2. A cask on a ship that contains the day's supply of drinking water.

3. Informal. Gossip; rumor.

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The most recent scuttlebutt on the B.O. is that he is compiling a massive "political enemies list" that would make Richard Nixon's list look anemic!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Scuttlebutt comes from scuttle, "a small opening" + butt, "a large cask" -- that is, a small hole cut into a cask or barrel to allow individual cups of water to be drawn out. The modern equivalent is the office water cooler, also a source of refreshment and gossip.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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milieu \meel-YUH; meel-YOO\, noun;

plural milieus or milieux \-(z)\:

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Environment; setting.

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The multi-cultural milieux in which the B.O. grew up has made him the socialist-Marxist narcissist that he is today!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Milieu is from French, from Old French, from mi, "middle" (from Latin medius) + lieu, "place" (from Latin locus).

Word of the Day for Monday, October 19, 2009

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fugacious \fyoo-GAY-shuhs\, adjective:

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Lasting but a short time; fleeting.

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The B.O., creator of fugacious hope!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fugacious is derived from Latin fugax, fugac-, "ready to flee, flying; hence, fleeting, transitory," from fugere, "to flee, to take flight." Other words derived from the same root include fugitive, one who flees, especially from the law; refuge, a place to which to flee back (re-, "back"), and hence to safety; and fugue, literally a musical "flight."

Word of the Day for Friday, October 16, 2009

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redolent \RED-uh-luhnt\, adjective:

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1. Having or exuding fragrance; scented; aromatic.

2. Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with 'of' or 'with').

3. Serving to bring to mind; evocative; suggestive; reminiscent (usually used with 'of' or 'with').

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The White House is redolent with the stench of B.O.!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Redolent derives from Latin redolens, -entis, present participle of redolere, "to emit a scent, to diffuse an odor," from red-, re- + olere, "to exhale an odor."

Road Constuction = Job Growth?

So B.O. has recently stated "We're going to continue to explore each and every avenue that I can think of that will lead to job creation and economic growth."

First off, this so clearly evidences that B.O. has deluded himself into believing that he has all the options and ideas we need as a country up in his Kenyan head.

Nevermind the fact that it is a lie. Specifically, that he will in fact look at all options. If that were the case, he would suddenly resemble Ronald Reagan, cut taxes, spurring the economy.

As a nation, we are still sitting around the high end of single-digit unemployment. Many cities have hit double-digits.

Yet somehow, B.O. thinks that we are moving the right direction, touting 5,000 road construction projects as a major accomplishment.

Sorry, road construction doesn't help the employment situation of the guys I know in the auto industry, mortgage industry or in marketing and advertising.

But by all means, let's celebrate 5,000 new road projects as a step in the right direction.

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 15, 2009

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fetor \FEE-tuhr; FEE-tor\, noun:

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A strong, offensive smell; stench.

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There's a fetor about the B.O. and I'm not sure if it's from his rotten Chicago style politics or his rotten politburo!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fetor comes from Latin foetor, from foetere, "to stink."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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pukka \PUHK-uh\, adjective:

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1. Authentic; genuine.

2. Superior; first-class.

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The B.O. has never supplied us with a copy of his pukka birth certificate!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Pukka comes from Hindi pakka, "cooked, ripe," from Sanskrit pakva-, from pacati, "he cooks."