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7/22/2010 11:26:17 AM
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Today's word contumely PRONUNCIATION: (KON-too-muh-lee, kuhn-TOO-muh-lee, KON-tuhm-lee, -tyoo-, -tyoom-) MEANING: noun: Contemptuous or insulting treatment arising from arrogance.
ETYMOLOGY: Via French from Latin contumelia (insult), probably from con- (with) + tumere (to swell).
USAGE: "Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot was greeted mostly with boos, bafflement, and contumely when it was first seen in 1955."
Robert Gore-Langton; Wating for Godot vs Legally Blonde; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jan 21, 2010.
"For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely?"
William Shakespeare; Hamlet; c. 1600. |
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7/11/2010 12:06:43 AM
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Nice work .. Restart of the thread!! I thought this thread was long dead!! |
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7/10/2010 2:21:15 PM
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Today's word anomie or anomy PRONUNCIATION: (AN-uh-mee) MEANING: noun: Social instability and alienation caused by the erosion of norms and values.
ETYMOLOGY: From French anomie, from Greek anomia (lawlessness), from anomos (lawless), from a- (without) + nomos (law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root nem- (to assign or take) that's also the source for words such as number, numb, nomad, metronome, astronomy, and nemesis.
USAGE: "That didn't mean the music was emotionless, but that the emotions were bleak: isolation, urban anomie, feeling cold and hollow inside, paranoia."
Simon Reynolds; One Nation Under A Moog; The Guardian (London, UK); Oct 10, 2009. |
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7/9/2010 5:25:51 PM
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Today's word epigraph PRONUNCIATION: (EP-i-graf) MEANING: noun:
1. An inscription on a building or statue.
2. A quotation introducing a book or a chapter.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek epi- (on, upon) + -graph (writing).
USAGE: "A Counterfeit Silence includes an epigraph from Thornton Wilder: 'Even speech was for them a debased form of silence.'"
William Grono and Dennis Haskell; Solitary Writer Randolph Stow Chose Silence; The Australian (Sydney); Jun 1, 2010.
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1/22/2010 2:41:20 PM
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Today's word Beau Brummell PRONUNCIATION: (bo BRUM-uhl) MEANING: noun: A man who pays excessive attention to his clothes and appearance.
ETYMOLOGY: After Beau Brummell, nickname of George Bryan Brummell (1778-1840), a British dandy. Brummell was known for his suits and elaborate neckwear and was considered an authority in matters of men's dress and etiquette. He rose in society thanks to his royal connections, but gambling debts forced him to flee to France. He died penniless in a mental institution in Caen.
USAGE: "He [father] possessed a Beau Brummell's zest for fashion."
Neal Hirschfeld; His Dad, the World's Darling; The New York Times; Jun 15, 2008.
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1/20/2010 5:04:20 PM
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Today's word devious PRONUNCIATION: (DEE-vee-uhs) MEANING: adjective:
1. Departing from the straight or the usual way.
2. Sneaky; underhanded.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin devius (out of the way), from de- (out of) + via (way). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wegh- (to go or to transport in a vehicle) that resulted in words such as deviate, way, weight, wagon, vogue, vehicle, vector, envoy, and trivial.
USAGE: "Life has a devious way of hiding the edge of the cliff."
Ed Stephens Jr.; Sun! Sand! Co-payments! Saipan Tribune (North Mariana Islands); Aug 28, 2009.
"With John Jowett, he's laid bare British politicians' and lobbyists' devious, sneaky, Machiavellian manoeuvrings in a comedy that may leave audiences wondering if this kind of farce goes on closer to home."
Sharu Delilkan; It's A Drag Playing A Political Leader; The Aucklander (New Zealand); Aug 27, 2009.
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10/10/2009 12:37:44 PM
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Today's word arcadian PRONUNCIATION: (ahr-KAY-dee-uhn) MEANING: adjective: Idyllically pastoral: simple, peaceful.
noun: One leading a simple rural life.
ETYMOLOGY: After Arcadia, a region of ancient Greece whose residents were believed to have led quiet, unsophisticated lives of peace and happiness.
USAGE: "Farms, fields, cottages, what [photographer Kevin G. Malella] calls 'the Arcadian view', are blended with industrial images -- mostly nuclear cooling towers -- to create new landscapes that plop the environmentally hazardous engine of contemporary society into our nostalgically folksy lap."
Bob Hicks; Questioning Art's Rules and Roles; The Oregonian (Portland); Aug 21, 2009. |
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