July 2009
6 posts
the word fatuous sounds ridiculous
just like its meaning.
now i really must rest
this blog is intervening.
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Fatuous
adj., silly or foolish.
Rhyming poems are a good idea, kidlet — they’ll help you actually remember this stuff.
the D chord on guitar is an important beachhead, because every song ever has a D in it
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Beachhead
[for the record, I had to look this one up — it was in a report I was reading this morning and it gave me pause.]
noun, an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments.
rachel was lickerish because she ate all the bunk’s supply of licorice.
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Lickerish
adj., Greedy or desirous; relishing good food.
June 2009
24 posts
one way to be winsome
is to smile and show some gum
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Winsome
adj., charming or pleasant.
apperently my sister was not aware that lexicon was already in my lexicon.
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Lexicon
n., a language user’s stockpile of words. A theoretically complete collection of words in a given language or dialect.
Big one
My little sister is anything but obsequious. “Yes ma’am” is nowhere in her lexicon, she doesn’t know how to pay a compliment, and she has a tendency to be rude to her elders. Hope this doesn’t prove deleterious in high school…
If you want to get a job in new york, you better start being obsequious. First you gotta find someone to live with, and then bootlick your way into an internship. Better start reading up, fay.
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Obsequious
Adj. Excessively submissive or compliant; brown-nosing; boot-licking.
The words “salary commensurate with experience” on all these job listings makes me dubious of my ability to feed my cat in the months to come — I have no experience.
D
The ammount of food did not commensurate to the degree of the boy’s hunger.
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Commensurate
ajd. corresponding in size or amount; of an approporiate value.
Abscond
Kid, you have to redo yours. You lost major points for ending a sentence on a proposition… at.
Big one: The boy absconded with my car! I assume he is at his girlfriend’s place, not very sneaky.
Abscond
v., to sneak or run away into hiding.
Disport -- Big One
William Clinton was known to disport
With a couple of bottles of port
He would giggle with glee
(and a girl on each knee)
“Come and see my West Wing pillow fort!”
be careful when you disport
your fun and games can be cut short
and thwarted by the court.
a prison, your new fort
(pequeña)
de⋅i⋅ty /ˈdiɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dee-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties. 1. a god or goddess. 2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity. 3. the estate or rank of a god: eg The king attained deity after his death. 4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: eg a society in which money is the only deity. 5. the Deity, God; Supreme Being.
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Disport
v., to amuse oneself in a light or lively manner; to frolic.
A demagogue is no fun
Because he makes everyone
Think something is legit
But only for his benefit
(La pequeña)
Demagogue
noun, a political leader who seeks power through appealing to popular passions and prejudices; a politician who supports the popular cause because it is popular, for his own selfish benfit.
Contrite -- Big One
Despite eating my cake in the night,
My kid brother was never contrite.
“What’s yours is mine,” said he
“And I’ll eat here for free.”
So I sneezed in my food out of spite.
6/8/09 Contrite -- Small One
Sarah felt contrite after she bumped into an old lady on the street…? I donno…
Contrite
Adj. Severly penitent, feeling regret or sorrow for bad deeds. Apologetic.