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July 31st, 2004, 02:45 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Let me give this a try...
Lackadaisical
Lacking life, spirit, zest; Languid.
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July 31st, 2004, 03:27 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
So...
"The lackadaisical and insouciant vakil carefully planned the appropriate subterfuge to avoid his case in court."
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ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third. (Ambrose Bierce)
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July 31st, 2004, 05:47 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Im-post,1: A: A tax or customs duty. B: To classify (imported-goods) for the purpose of determining custums duties. Latin: In - on + ponere - to lay, place.
Im-post,2: The top section of a pillar or wall, serving as support for an arch.
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July 31st, 2004, 10:29 PM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
Im-post,1: A: A tax or customs duty. B: To classify (imported-goods) for the purpose of determining custums duties. Latin: In - on + ponere - to lay, place.
Im-post,2: The top section of a pillar or wall, serving as support for an arch.
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Thanks Narf. I will use that (hopefully.If I get the tiles I need) on mom tonight in srabble. I did find another meaning to your word.
horseracing handicap weight: the weight a horse must carry, including that of the jockey, in a handicap race
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July 31st, 2004, 10:42 PM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
All these words!*drools* My favorite would have to be lackadaisical. What a fun word just to pronounce  . And to Slynky-lol  .
On to today's word!
Today's Word:
Trompe l' oeil (trump loy. Don't ask me. Thats how it's pronounced )
1. 3-D painting technique: a technique used in realistic paintings to trick the eye, especially through the use of perspective to create an illusion of three-dimensionality
2. artistic work that tricks the eye: a painting or other artistic object that uses trompe l’oeil
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August 1st, 2004, 09:53 PM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Today's Word:
Diageotropism (let me break that down for you. di*a*ge*ot*ro*pism)
n
horizontal growth: a response of a plant to gravity in which a part of the plant adopts a horizontal position
[ August 01, 2004, 20:55: Message edited by: Iansidious ]
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August 2nd, 2004, 06:11 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
recalcitrant
adjective
1. refusing to obey authority, etc.
2. hard to handle
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