Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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popinjay \POP-in-jay\, noun:

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A vain and talkative person.

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Have you ever noticed that most of the submissions from Word of the Day, like popinjay, fit so well with the B.O. and his cast of characters? Maybe they are part of Hillary's vast right wing conspiracy!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Popinjay is from Middle English papejay, popingay, meaning "parrot," from Old French papegai, deriving ultimately from Arabic babagha.

Word of the Day for Monday, March 29, 2010

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neophyte \NEE-uh-fyt\, noun:

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1. A new convert or proselyte.

2. A novice; a beginner in anything.

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The B.O. can no longer claim to be a neophyte President and thus try to continue to blame President Bush for all of this country's present financial woes!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Neophyte comes from Late Latin neophytus, from Greek neophutos, "newly planted," from neo-, "new" + phutos, "planted," from phuein, "to grow, to bring forth."

Word of the Day for Friday, March 26, 2010

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impecunious \im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs\, adjective:

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Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

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According to the B.O., those that produce goods and services in our society, those that provide and create jobs in our society, and those that have money for whatever reason (except, of course, the liberal ruling elites, the liberal people in the entertainment industry, and others of that ilk like George Soros), all those people must transfer their wealth to the impecunious, unproductive, effete, fallow leeches of our society!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

Impecunious is derived from Latin im-, in-, "not" + pecuniosus, "rich," from pecunia, "property in cattle, hence money," from pecu, "livestock."

Word of the Day for Thursday, March 25, 2010

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lucre \LOO-kuhr\, noun:

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Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.

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The B.O. and his lucre-crazed politburo are trampling our Constitution!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Lucre comes from Latin lucrum, "gain, profit." It is related to lucrative, "profitable."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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defenestrate \dee-FEN-uh-strayt\, transitive verb:

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To throw out of a window.

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I would happily defenestrate the B.O. right along with his whole ObamaCare bill!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Defenestrate is derived from Latin de-, "out of" + fenestra, "window." The noun form is defenestration.

Word of the Day for Saturday, March 20, 2010

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garrulous \GAIR-uh-lus; GAIR-yuh-\, adjective:

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1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative.

2. Wordy.

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The B.O. is a garrulous lout of a President!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Garrulous is from Latin garrulus, from garrire, "to chatter, to babble."

Word of the Day for Monday, March 22, 2010

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cacophony \kuh-KAH-fuh-nee\, noun:

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1. Harsh or discordant sound; dissonance.

2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition.

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The B.O.'s ObamaCare has created a cacophony of discontent across the land!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Cacophony comes from Greek kakophonia, from kakophonos, from kakos, "bad" + phone, "sound." The adjective form is cacophonous. The opposite of cacophony is euphony.

potable \POH-tuh-buhl\, adjective:
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1. Fit to drink; suitable for drinking; drinkable.

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noun:
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1. A potable liquid; a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.

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If the B.O. passes his ObamaCare, I think that I will locate some potable adult beverages and get summarily drunk; but on the upside, the government will take care of me if I become an alcoholic as a result of this and I am unable to function any longer in society!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Potable comes from Late Latin potabilis, from Latin potare, "to drink."

Word of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2010

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gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\, noun:

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High seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject).

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The B.O. and his Chief Toadies all portray ObamaCare with the utmost gravitas, saying, in essence, that millions of Americans will surely die next month if it is not passed immediately!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Gravitas is from the Latin gravitas, "heaviness, seriousness," from gravis, "heavy, serious."

Word of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2010

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solecism \SOL-uh-siz-uhm\, noun:

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1. A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech.

2. A breach of good manners or etiquette.

3. Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.

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The solecisms committed by the B.O., like bowing to foreign leaders and apologizing for America, are just some of the reasons why his approval ratings are in the toilet!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Solecism comes from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikizein, "to speak incorrectly," from soloikos, "speaking incorrectly," literally, "an inhabitant of Soloi," a city in ancient Cilicia where a dialect regarded as substandard was spoken.

Word of the Day for Thursday, March 11, 2010

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salient \SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt\, adjective:

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1. Shooting out or up; projecting.

2. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

3. Leaping; springing; jumping.

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noun:

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1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

2. A projecting angle or part.

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The most salient feature of all of the B.O.'s schemes is their extraordinary cost to the American taxpayers!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Salient derives from the present participle of Latin salire, to leap. Other words deriving from salire are sally, to leap forth or rush out suddenly; and perhaps salmon, the "leaping" fish.

Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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phantasmagoria \fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh\, noun:

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1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.

2. Any constantly changing scene.

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So I keep having this phantasmagoria about the B.O. which involves the Airborne Rangers, the Marines, radio stations, elections, dictators, coups, China, money, and the Soviet Union!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Phantasmagoria is from French phantasmagorie, from phantasme, "phantasm" (from Greek, from phantazein, "to make visible," from phantos, "visible," from phainein, "to show") + -agorie, perhaps from Greek agora, "assembly."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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sachet \sa-SHEY\, noun:

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1. A small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.

2. Also, sachet powder, the powder contained in such a case.

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It will take more than a sachet of sweet smelling powder to get the stink off of the B.O.'s policies!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Sachet can be confused with sashay, "to move, easily or nonchalantly."

Word of the Day for Monday, March 8, 2010

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languor \LANG-guhr; LANG-uhr\, noun:

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1. Mental or physical weariness or fatigue.

2. Listless indolence, especially the indolence of one who is satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure.

3. A heaviness or oppressive stillness of the air.

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Hearing the B.O. drone on and on about his wonderful socialist programs will put all but his most ardent toadies into a terminal state of languor!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Languor is from Latin languor, from languere, "to be faint or weak." The adjective form is languorous.

Word of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2010

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fealty \FEE-uhl-tee\, noun:

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1. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.

2. The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

3. Fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.

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The B.O.'s motto is "Party fealty, not reality!"

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fealty comes from Old French fealté, from Latin fidelitas, "fidelity," from fidelis, "faithful," from fides, "faith," from fidere, "to trust."

Word of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2010

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didactic \dy-DAK-tik; duh-\, adjective:

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1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, "didactic essays."

2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic.

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The B.O.'s "House Mouthpiece in Chief", one Ms. Nancy Pelosi, has hitherto been didactic in her promise to preside over the most ethical House of Representatives in history; so, Nancy, how's that working out for you?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Didactic comes from Greek didaktikos, "skillful in teaching," from didaktos, "taught," from didaskein, "to teach, to educate."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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eructation \ih-ruhk-TAY-shuhn\, noun:

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The act of belching; a belch.

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The offer by the B.O. to the GOP to ostensibly add their ideas to the health plan is nothing more than some annoying eructations - lots of hot air and stink!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Eructation comes from Latin eructatio, from eructare, from e-, "out" + ructare, "to belch."

Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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temporize \TEM-puh-ryz\, intransitive verb:

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1. To be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action.

2. To comply with the time or occasion; to yield to prevailing opinion or circumstances.

3. To engage in discussions or negotiations so as to gain time (usually followed by 'with').

4. To come to terms (usually followed by 'with').

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It would seem that the B.O. is trying to temporize the vote on his ObamaCare by submitting his "much smaller" health care bill!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Temporize derives from Medieval Latin temporizare, "to pass the time," from Latin tempus, tempor-, "time." It is related to temporary.

Word of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2010

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pablum \PAB-luhm\, noun:

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1. Something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.

2. (capitalized) A trademark used for a bland soft cereal for infants.

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All that the B.O. offers up at his speeches is just a bunch of political pablum; it numbs the mind and feeds the inner child within the voting public - "Yes, Sweetheart, Daddy B.O. will take care of you now, so don't you worry"!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Pablum comes from Pablum, a trademark used for a bland soft cereal for infants.