Thursday, December 31, 2009


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.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009


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."

Tuesday, December 29, 2009


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).

Monday, December 28, 2009


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."

Wednesday, December 23, 2009


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.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009


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."

Monday, December 21, 2009


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."

Friday, December 18, 2009

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.

Thursday, December 17, 2009


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."

Wednesday, December 16, 2009


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."

Tuesday, December 15, 2009


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."

Monday, December 14, 2009


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."

Friday, December 11, 2009


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."

Thursday, December 10, 2009


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.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009


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."

Monday, December 7, 2009


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."

Friday, December 4, 2009


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."

Wednesday, December 2, 2009


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.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009


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."