Word of the Day for Thursday, June 17, 2010

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oscitant \OS-i-tuhnt\, adjective:

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1. Yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.

2. Drowsy or inattentive.

3. Dull, lazy, or negligent.

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The B.O.'s oscitant attitude toward the oil spill is unconscionable!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Oscitant derives from the Latin oscitare, "to gape or yawn."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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indemnity \in-DEM-ni-tee\, noun:

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1. Protection or security against damage or loss.

2. Compensation for damage or loss sustained.

3. Something paid by way of such compensation.

4. Legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal actions, granted to public officers and other persons.

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The B.O. wants to provide indemnity for all the illegal aliens that cross our borders, but he won't do the same for our citizens that are being attacked by those same illegal aliens!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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One of the roots of indemnity, the Middle English damnum, "loss", relates to the modern verb damn.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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festoon \fe-STOON\, verb:

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1. To adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.

2. Dentistry. To reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.

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noun:

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1. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

2. A decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.

3. A fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.

4. Dentistry. The garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.

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Oh, the joy in that little Kenyan village on the day that the B.O. was born; they were all festooned with their native beads and traditional Kenyan garb, with the women dancing about and the men of the village holding the baby B.O. high up in air and proclaiming him "The Anointed One!"

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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A festoon is "a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points." Modern usage has expanded the definition of the verb form to mean "to fill or cover", but dictionaries tend to maintain the narrower scope. Festoon derives from the Italian feston, "decoration for a feast."

Word of the Day for Monday, June 14, 2010

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quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:

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Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.

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The B.O. is the quintessential Chicago-style politician, and I mean that in the most corrupt, degenerate, unprincipled, vile, incorrigible, wanton, and vile way!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Quintessential translates from Latin as the "fifth element", quint "fifth" and essentia "essence." The idea of the fifth element stems from Greek and medieval alchemical beliefs in the purest essence of a substance.

Word of the Day for Friday, June 11, 2010

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kowtow \KOU-TOU\, verb:

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1. To act in a subservient manner.

2. To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.

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noun:

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1. An act of servile deference.

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Instead of acting like the President of the United States of America and the leader of the free world, the B.O. kowtows to people like the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea, Venezuela, Iran, and every other second rate, third world country!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Kowtow is from the Mandarin k'o-t'ou, the custom of touching the ground with the forehead to show respect or submission, literally "knock the head."

Word of the Day for Thursday, June 10, 2010

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ruth \ROOTH\, noun:

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1. Compassion or pity for another.

2. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.

3. In the Bible, a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.

4. Book of the Bible bearing her name.

5. A female given name.

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The B.O.'s feigned ruth regarding the devastation of the Gulf Coast is pathetic!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Distinct from the Biblical figure, ruth is a descendent of the Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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Occidental \ok-si-DEN-tl\, adjective:

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1. Western.

2. (Usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.

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1. A native or inhabitant of the Occident.

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The B.O.'s birth in Kenya was an Occidental waiting to happen!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Occidental derives from the Latin occidentem, "western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets." The word has been used in relation to Oriental.

Word of the Day for Monday, June 7, 2010

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fathom \FATH-uhm\, verb:

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1. To penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand.

2. To measure the depth of water by means of a sounding line; sound.

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noun:

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1. A unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements.

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The B.O. does not fathom the fact that his popularity is about equivalent to the popularity of the broken oil well that is located about 900 fathoms beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Fathom starts its history meaning a "length of the outstretched arm" (a measure of about six feet). The verb sense comes into being approximately 1600.

Word of the Day for Friday, June 4, 2010

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Manichean \man-i-KEE-uhn\, adjective:

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1. Pertaining to a strongly dualistic worldview.

2. Of or pertaining to the Manicheans or their doctrines.

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noun:

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1. An adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark.

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The B.O. is struggling with his self-imposed Manichean view of politics - on the one hand, he is a socialist-Marxist through and through in both training and experience; on the other hand, he is trying his best to stomach the political necessity of his pretending that he is also a capitalist!

Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Manichean describes the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.

Word of the Day for Thursday, June 3, 2010

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swain \SWEYN\, noun:

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1. A male admirer or lover.

2. A country lad.

3. A country gallant.

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The B.O. has surrounded himself with sycophants, toadies, and swains - all fawning over his every move and word; so, B.O., how's that great advice they're all giving you working out for your getting that oil spill contained?

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Swain evolves from swein, Old English for "servant".

Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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goad \GOHD\, verb:

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1. To prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.
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noun:

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1. A stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.

2. Anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.

3. Something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.

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I'll give it to the B.O., he really knows how to goad the Senators and Representatives into voting for his socialist-Marxist agenda!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Goad starts out in Old English as gad, "spearhead", and takes on a more figurative meaning as "to prod as if with a spear" in the 1600s.

Word of the Day for Friday, May 28, 2010

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ethereal \ih-THEER-ee-uhl\, adjective:

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1. Light, airy, or tenuous.

2. Extremely delicate or refined.

3. Heavenly or celestial.

4. Pertaining to the upper regions of space.

5. Chemistry. Pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.

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Ethereal President, lightweight of them all,

No matter how much you lie, you're gonna take a fall.

Your presidency is covered in oil, this we all know,

So go crawl back under your Chicago rock, we're tired of you, B.O.!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Ethereal enters English from the Ancient Greek aitherios, "pertaining to the upper air."

Word of the Day for Thursday, May 27, 2010

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waxing \WAK-sing\, verb:

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1. To increase in extent, quantity, intensity or power.

2. (Of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon.

3. To grow or become.

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The waxing of the B.O.'s [irrational] popularity has come and gone!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Waxing often refers specifically to the moon (the increase in the size of its illuminated portion prior to the full moon), but is often put to general use. Often paired with wane, "to decrease in intensity."

Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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regnant \REG-nuhnt\, adjective:

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1. Prevalent; widespread.

2. Reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant.

3. Exercising authority, rule, or influence.

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The regnant socialist philosophy of the B.O. is going to bring his administration to a screeching halt in 2012!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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[Okay, everyone, use the B.O. Word of the Day to confound and confuse your liberal friends on a daily basis. They won't want to challenge you because they won't have a clue as to what you just said. They'll just know that their president has been slammed, but they won't know how! The B.O. Word of the Day is fun and educational. Use it today. Use it everyday.]

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Regnant relates to the Latin regnans, "to rule", a verb that is the ancestor of numerous related English words, such as reign.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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shivaree \SHIV-uh-ree\, noun:

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1. A mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple.

2. An elaborate, noisy celebration.
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1. To serenade with a shivaree.

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On the day that the B.O. was born his hometown in Kenya had a spontaneous shivaree in celebration of their newest village member; it was short-lived!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Shivaree is an adaptation of the French word charivari, which describes an old custom that celebrates a marriage. Shivaree is centered along the Mississippi.