GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
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Ah, but I have a sweet tooth...
And besides, you did not post an image of "une soupe à l'oignon gratinée" for us to compare their relative attractions.
And besides, you did not post an image of "une soupe à l'oignon gratinée" for us to compare their relative attractions.
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thalassic
Pronunciation: /θəˈlasɪk/
adjective
literary or technical
relating to the sea.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa 'sea'
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Mark Chrichton, though no relation to the author and movie maker, Michael, decided to try to sell a script to a producer. It was about aquatic dinosaurs. He thought just the name would sell it, Thalassic Park. He was wrong.
Pronunciation: /θəˈlasɪk/
adjective
literary or technical
relating to the sea.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa 'sea'
Les Hull
Mark Chrichton, though no relation to the author and movie maker, Michael, decided to try to sell a script to a producer. It was about aquatic dinosaurs. He thought just the name would sell it, Thalassic Park. He was wrong.
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artifice
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtɪfɪs/
noun
[mass noun]
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others: an industry dominated by artifice [count noun]: the style is not free from the artifices of the period
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'workmanship'): from Old French, from Latin artificium, based on ars, art- 'art' + facere 'make'
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Jocelyn's top hat artifice fooled nobody. She neither looked like a gentleman nor could she perform the tricks of a magician.
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtɪfɪs/
noun
[mass noun]
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others: an industry dominated by artifice [count noun]: the style is not free from the artifices of the period
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'workmanship'): from Old French, from Latin artificium, based on ars, art- 'art' + facere 'make'
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Jocelyn's top hat artifice fooled nobody. She neither looked like a gentleman nor could she perform the tricks of a magician.
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Couldn't you have posted an artifice picture of her?Algot Runeman wrote:artifice
I mean one of those trick photographs that, when held upside down, make her clothes disappear?
I already have a small collection of pens and lighters doing just that. Also a tall mug that features a strip act when filled with hot coffee, a disrobing hourglass which isn't at all boring to watch and a necktie with a kimono that disappears when rubbed vigorously.
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betroth
Pronunciation: /bɪˈtrəʊð, -θ/
verb
[with object] dated
formally engage (someone) to be married: in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel
Origin:
Middle English betreuthe: from be- (expressing transitivity) + truth. The change in the second syllable was due to association with troth
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Pronunciation: /bɪˈtrəʊð, -θ/
verb
[with object] dated
formally engage (someone) to be married: in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel
Origin:
Middle English betreuthe: from be- (expressing transitivity) + truth. The change in the second syllable was due to association with troth
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From under a lifted bushy eyebrow, the monocled German officer glared at him and asked:Algot Runeman wrote:betroth
"Remember, Oberstleutnant Lawrence, ve haff very - shall ve say unpleasant? - vays to make you speek."
"Yes, sir."
"Alzo, vere you betroßed to ze Jezebel, Oberstleutnant Lawrence?"
"No, sir, Jezebel was already married. But if you meant to ask whether I was betrothed to the *djebel* Sinai, you are correct, sir." replied T. H. Lawrence.
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celebutante
Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɛbjuːtɑːnt/
noun
a celebrity who is well known in fashionable society.
Origin:
1930s: blend of celebrity and debutante
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I do not expect to meet Kim Kardashian. I am neither a member of fashionable society nor a celebutante. Of course, I probably won't meet anybody unless I decide it is time to get off the couch and out of the house. [New Year's Resolution]
Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɛbjuːtɑːnt/
noun
a celebrity who is well known in fashionable society.
Origin:
1930s: blend of celebrity and debutante
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I do not expect to meet Kim Kardashian. I am neither a member of fashionable society nor a celebutante. Of course, I probably won't meet anybody unless I decide it is time to get off the couch and out of the house. [New Year's Resolution]
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Kris Humphries might be wishing he hadn't met her...Algot Runeman wrote:I do not expect to meet Kim Kardashian.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
"So where the hell is he?" -- Laurie
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Re: GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
upbraid
Pronunciation: /ʌpˈbreɪd/
verb
[with object]
find fault with (someone); scold: he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance
Origin:
late Old English upbrēdan 'allege (something) as a basis for censure', based on braid in the obsolete sense 'brandish'. The current sense dates from Middle English
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In a strange offset upbraiding, it was said, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
I'm also reminded of, "Judge not, lest ye be judged."
Pronunciation: /ʌpˈbreɪd/
verb
[with object]
find fault with (someone); scold: he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance
Origin:
late Old English upbrēdan 'allege (something) as a basis for censure', based on braid in the obsolete sense 'brandish'. The current sense dates from Middle English
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In a strange offset upbraiding, it was said, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
I'm also reminded of, "Judge not, lest ye be judged."
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In my Grandma's days many celebrities were hyped (Greta Garbo) or bosommed (Mae West) but few debutantes were. I can't honestly claim Grandma was a celebutante.Algot Runeman wrote:celebutante
Let's just say that Grandma's left hand half was celebrated by her family while her right hand half, coated in furs, was a debutante hyped only in fashion circles.
Needless to say Grandpa never saw any distinction between her left and right hand halves, so he enthusiastically cuddled the whole delectable package. Both sides indiscrimenately. And reciprocated too.
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Oh, I want one. I so want one.Algot Runeman wrote:upbraid
To scratch my back and other hard-to-reach spots.
You know!
Please don't upbraid me for such a modest wish?
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Tsk-tsk, Laurie!laurie wrote:Kris Humphries might be wishing he hadn't met her...
In this thread one must repeat a previous WotD in replying posts.
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Re: GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
tapotement
Pronunciation: /təˈpəʊtm(ə)nt/
noun
[mass noun]
rapid and repeated striking of the body as a technique in massage.
Origin:
late 19th century: French, from tapoter 'to tap'
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Massage, isn't often considered a spectator sport, not even the tapotement style. If taken just a bit further, allowing both participants the chance to tap, then crowds pay big bucks to watch.
Pronunciation: /təˈpəʊtm(ə)nt/
noun
[mass noun]
rapid and repeated striking of the body as a technique in massage.
Origin:
late 19th century: French, from tapoter 'to tap'
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Massage, isn't often considered a spectator sport, not even the tapotement style. If taken just a bit further, allowing both participants the chance to tap, then crowds pay big bucks to watch.
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Re: GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
At first I was thinking of tapotement as something delicious to eat. The girl looks so ... so ... so *edible*.Algot Runeman wrote:tapotement
But I guess I'm confusing with the tapenade waiting in the fridge.
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advocacy
Pronunciation: /ˈadvəkəsi/
noun
[mass noun]
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare 'summon, call to one's aid' (see advocate)
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Alec (the smart one) routinely registered his disappointment with the extension of copyright. Advocacy for the alternatives lead him to use copyleft and Creative Commons licensing for all his work.
Pronunciation: /ˈadvəkəsi/
noun
[mass noun]
- public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy: his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends
- the profession or work of a legal advocate: solicitors should have a record of advocacy in the lower courts
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare 'summon, call to one's aid' (see advocate)
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Alec (the smart one) routinely registered his disappointment with the extension of copyright. Advocacy for the alternatives lead him to use copyleft and Creative Commons licensing for all his work.
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Re: GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
There is a general advocacy to add a generous blob of whipped cream on top of a coupe of Advocaat.Algot Runeman wrote:advocacy
Just imagine a British criminal advocate wearing a white wig in the courtroom.
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There is also a lot to say in advocacy for avocados with mayonnaise
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Amadeo Avogadro initially advocated for avocado ice cream for the Advocaat. Judging from the resulting number of wails and moans, Amadeo adjusted his advocacy, recommending natural vanilla bean instead, hoping to further add his special caramel molé. The number of complaints probably had nothing to do with determining Avogadro's number, though.
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iffy
Pronunciation: /ˈɪfi/
adjective (iffier, iffiest)
informal
full of uncertainty; doubtful: the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy
of doubtful quality or legality: a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones
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Pronunciation: /ˈɪfi/
adjective (iffier, iffiest)
informal
full of uncertainty; doubtful: the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy
of doubtful quality or legality: a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones
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Buying a second lottery ticket if the odds are 3,078,086,925 to one is an iffy way to go. You've doubled your cost and the odds change to 3,078,086,925 to two. The odds are not in your favor.
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dichotomy
Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈkɒtəmi, dɪ-/
noun (plural dichotomies)
[usually in singular]
1a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different: a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism
2 [mass noun] Botany repeated branching into two equal parts.
Origin:
late 16th century: via modern Latin from Greek dikhotomia, from dikho- 'in two, apart' + -tomia (see -tomy)
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The sad dichotomy is that humans focus on either the past or the future. Somehow, the present is overlooked.
Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈkɒtəmi, dɪ-/
noun (plural dichotomies)
[usually in singular]
1a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different: a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism
2 [mass noun] Botany repeated branching into two equal parts.
Origin:
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The sad dichotomy is that humans focus on either the past or the future. Somehow, the present is overlooked.
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Re: GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)
If I understand correctly, the Roman god Janus is the god of the thespian dichotomy, melodrama vs comedy.Algot Runeman wrote:dichotomy
I rarely thought of Janus as in the picture above. To me the most expressive image is Darb's avatar. It leaves me simultaneously sated and thirsty.
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January is the month for looking both forward and back, named for the god Janus, when the month was added to the calendar.
Happy New Year.
I didn't find a discussion of the drama masks in the Wikipedia article on Janus. (Not the final source of info., but a good starting point.)
There is no doubt that the comedy/tragedy dichotomy fits well with the two-faced depiction of Janus, though.
I've always used the definition of "two-faced" to mean: deceitful or hypocritical. There's also the common phrase that a person "talked out of both sides of his mouth" so he couldn't be trusted.
Happy New Year.
I didn't find a discussion of the drama masks in the Wikipedia article on Janus. (Not the final source of info., but a good starting point.)
There is no doubt that the comedy/tragedy dichotomy fits well with the two-faced depiction of Janus, though.
I've always used the definition of "two-faced" to mean: deceitful or hypocritical. There's also the common phrase that a person "talked out of both sides of his mouth" so he couldn't be trusted.
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The greatest dichotomy of all is between those who see here a half-full glass and those who see it half-empty.
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vituperative
Pronunciation: /vɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv, vʌɪ-/
adjective
bitter and abusive: a vituperative outburst
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Pronunciation: /vɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv, vʌɪ-/
adjective
bitter and abusive: a vituperative outburst
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Max slowly turned away. He wanted the shouting person to see him turn, not glancing back. The lashing storm of vituperative language increased in fury, but Max demonstrated his complete distain and walked away.
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I guess the vituperative word he's just starting to pronounce, is an F-word ?Algot Runeman wrote:vituperative
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