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."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\, noun:

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Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.

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While the B.O. may not suffer from triskaidekaphobia as some other presidents have, he certainly does suffer from a severe case of truthaphobia!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Triskaidekaphobia is from Greek treiskaideka, triskaideka, thirteen (treis, three + kai, and + deka, ten) + phobos, fear.

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Some famous triskaidekaphobes*:

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Napoleon
Herbert Hoover
Mark Twain
Richard Wagner
Franklin Roosevelt

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*Source: "It's just bad luck that the 13th is so often a Friday," Electronic Telegraph, September 8, 1996

Word of the Day for Monday, October 12, 2009

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exculpate \EK-skuhl-payt; ek-SKUHL-payt\, transitive verb:

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To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.

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The B.O. continues to be delusional as he attempts to exculpate himself from having any responsibility for the current poor state of the country's economy!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Exculpate is ultimately derived from Latin ex-, "without" + culpare, "to blame," from culpa, "blame, fault."

Word of the Day for Friday, October 9, 2009

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convivial \kuhn-VIV-ee-uhl\, adjective:

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1. Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable.

2. Merry; festive.

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The B.O. is in a convivial mood today after having received the formerly prestigious Nobel Peace Prize!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Convivial comes from Latin convivium, "a feast, entertainment, a banquet," from conviva, "a table-companion, a guest," from convivere, "to live with, hence to feast with," from com-, con-, with + vivere, "to live."

SPECIAL EDITION OF THE B.O. WORD OF THE DAY

(Because this one is just too good to pass by!)

snollygoster \snol-ee-gos-ter\, noun:

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1. A clever, unscrupulous person

2. One, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.

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The B.O. is nothing more than a snollygoster of the worst ilk!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Perhaps alteration of snallygaster, a mythical beast said to prey on poultry and children, perhaps from Pennsylvania Dutch schnelle geeschter : Middle High German snēl, quick (from Old High German) + Middle High German geist, spirit (from Old High German).

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 8, 2009

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titivate \TIT-uh-vayt\, transitive and intransitive verb:

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1. To make decorative additions to; spruce.

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intransitive verb:

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1. To make oneself smart or spruce.

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The B.O. is a titivating snollygoster!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Titivate is perhaps from tidy + the quasi-Latin ending -vate. When the word originally came into the language, it was written tidivate or tiddivate. The noun form is titivation.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\, noun:

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1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.

2. A fuss over a matter of little importance.

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The B.O. consistently attempts to redirect the public's attention away from the real issues, like Cap & Trade and a trillion dollar plus government run health care plan, and get them (the public and the press) bogged down in a bunch of unrelated foofaraw!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Foofaraw is perhaps from Spanish fanfarrón, "a braggart."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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burgeon \BUR-juhn\, intransitive verb:

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1. To grow or develop quickly; flourish.

2. To begin to grow or blossom.

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transitive verb:

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1. To put forth, as buds.

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noun:

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1. A bud; sprout.

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The B.O.'s favorite little ACORN seed has burgeoned into a hideous, insidious, out of control, monstrosity of a tree, with tentacles, branches, and roots reaching into and touching every American's life!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Burgeon is from Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud.

Word of the Day for Monday, October 5, 2009

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esurient \ih-SUR-ee-uhnt; -ZUR-\, adjective:

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Hungry; greedy.

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The B.O., our politically esurient president!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Esurient comes from the present participle of Latin esurire, "to be hungry, to desire eagerly," from edere, "to eat."

Word of the Day for Friday, October 2, 2009

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incarnadine \in-KAR-nuh-dyn\, adjective:

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1. Having a fleshy pink color.

2. Red; blood-red.

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transitive verb:

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1. To make red or crimson.

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The B.O. felt quite at home when he watched the Empire State Building bathed in its incarnadine communist glow!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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From Italian incarnatino, which came from the Latin incarnato, something incarnate, made flesh, from in + caro, carn-, "flesh." It is related to carnation, etymologically the flesh-colored flower; incarnate, "in the flesh; made flesh"; and carnal, "pertaining to the body or its appetites."

Word of the Day for Thursday, October 1, 2009

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adjuvant \AJ-uh-vuhnt\, adjective:

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1. Serving to help or assist; auxiliary.

2. Assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease.

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1. A person or thing that aids or helps.

2. Anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, esp. a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient.

3. Immunology. a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more marked immune response.

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The B.O. needs some adjuvant mental therapy if he thinks that the majority of Americans are in favor of his socialist-Marxist agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Adjuvant comes from Latin adiuvāns, adiuvant-, present participle of adiuvāre, to help.