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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". muliebrity \myoo-lee-EB-ruh-tee\ nounfemininity Example sentences:"She was one of those women who are wanting in—what is the word?—muliebrity." — From H. G. Wells' 1911 novel New Machiavelli "She is a motherly figure, but altogether unlike his mother, motherly in a way that allows too for muliebrity." — From Michael Griffith's 2012 book Bibliophilia: A Novella and Stories Etymology: "Muliebrity" has been used in English to suggest the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 22, 2013-- fictioneer ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". fictioneer [fik-shuh-neer] noun a writer of fiction, especially a prolific one whose works are of mediocre quality. Origin: 1920–25; fiction + -eer Related forms fic•tion•eer•ing, noun Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

Word For The Day, May 21, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". boffin [bof-in] -nBritish slang a scientist or technical expert. [1940–45; origin uncertain ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/20/13 ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". fractious; adj. 1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. 2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man. Etymology: fractious 1725, from fraction in an obsolete sense of "brawling, discord" + -ous; probably on model of captious. Related: Fractiousness Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. Diktat, Noun 1. A harsh, unilaterally imposed settlement with a defeated party. 2. An authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".requite\rih-KWYTE\ verb1. to make return for : repay2. to make retaliation for : avenge 3. to make suitable return to for a benefit or service or for an injury Example sentences:Beautiful but malevolent, Maude requited Sydney's love with scorn and treachery. "Odds are that O’Brien's flare-up of romantic love for Amanda won't be requited." — From a movie review by John Wirt in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), November 16, 2012 Etymology: You might...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2013-- poltroon ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". poltroon [pol-troon]hear it pronounced noun 1. an abject or contemptible coward Origin: [C16: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed] Related forms pol•troon•er•y, noun pol•troon•ish, adjective pol•troon•ish•ly, adverb Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate...

Word For The Day, May 14, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". quacksalver [kwak-sal-ver] -n1. A quack doctor 2. A charlatan [1570–80; < early Dutch (now kwakzalver ); see quack1 , salve, -er1 ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/13/13 ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". lymphatic; adj. 1. of, relating to, or containing lymph: the lymphatic vessels 2. of or relating to the lymphatic system 3. sluggish or lacking vigour Etymology: 1640s, from L. lymphaticus, from lympha (see lymph). Also sometimes used in the classical L. sense "mad, frenzied." Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. Predation, Noun 1. The act or practice of plundering or marauding. 2. The capturing of prey as a means of maintaining life. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".decussate \DEK-uh-sayt\ verbto intersect or cross Example sentences:The illustration on page 34 of your textbook shows how the optic nerves decussate. "The fibers of the lateral spinothalamic tract decussate one or two levels above or below where the injury may occur…." — From an article by Kim Boswell, MD, and Jay Menaker, MD, in Trauma Reports, January 1, 2013 Etymology:The history of "decussate" leads us back to the intersection of "decem," a word meaning...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2013-- polyonymous ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". polyonymous [pol-ee-on-uh-muh s]hear it pronounced adjective having or known by several or many names. Origin: 1670–80; < Greek polyṓnymos, equivalent to poly- poly- + -�nymos -named, adj. derivative of ónyma, ónoma name; see -ous Related forms pol•y•on•y•my, noun Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of...

Word For The Day, May 7, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". spang [spang] -advdirectly, exactly [Spang is an Americanism of uncertain origin. It first entered English in the 1830s. ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/6/13 ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". fugacious; adj 1. fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention. 2. Botany . falling or fading early. Etymology: 1625–35; < Latin fug�ci- (stem of fug�x apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. SlaverIn. Verb 1. To slobber; drool. 2. To behave in an obsequious manner; fawn. See Synonyms at fawn1. Noun 1. Saliva drooling from the mouth. 2. Senseless and effusive talk; drivel. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".aleatory \EY-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, AL-ee-\ , adjective1. of or pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable: an aleatory element.2. Law. depending on a contingent event: an aleatory contract.3. Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc. Example sentences:...it was not a matter of reduction at all, but—perversely—of expansion, the aleatory flutter of uncontrolled, metastatic growth…-- David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, 1996 [Man] is supposed to...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 1, 2013-- hauteur ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". hauteur [hoh-tur]hear it pronounced noun haughty manner or spirit; arrogance. Origin: from French, from haut high; see haughty Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

Word For The Day, April 30, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". stroppy [strop-ee] -adjBr. bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense. [1950–55; perhaps (ob)strep(erous) + -y1 , though o is unexplained ]

Word For The Day, Monday, 4/29/13 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". recrudescence; noun breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence Etymology: 1721, from L. recrudescere "re-open" (of wounds), lit. "become raw again," from re- "again" + crudescere, from crudus "raw" (see crude) + inchoative suffix -escere. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. RailleryNoun 1. Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter. 2. An instance of bantering or teasing. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".plethoric \ple-THAWR-ik, -THOR-, PLETH-uh-rik\ , adjective1. overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by plethora. Example sentences: He is a plethoric sleeper: literally a sleeper having an excess of red corpuscles in the blood (the opposite of anaemic), suggesting "unhealthy repletion", but here a "heavy" sleeper.-- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1903 And I did these things, not that I was an egotist, not that I...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 13, 2013-- inchoate ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". inchoate [in-koh-it, -eyt or, esp. British, in-koh-eyt]hear it pronounced adjective 1. not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary. 2. just begun; incipient. 3. not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject. Origin: 1525–35; < Latin incho�tus, variant of incoh�tus past participle of incoh�re to begin, start work on, perhaps equivalent to in- -IN- 2 + coh ( um ) hollow...

Word For The Day, April 23, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". soigne [swahn-yey; French swa-nyey] -adj1. carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed. 2. well-groomed. [1915–20; < French, past participle of soigner to take care of < Germanic (compare Old Saxon sunnea care, concern) ]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. Temerarious Presumptuously or recklessly daring: "I would never have been temerarious enough to make use of such a title on my own" (Brendan Gill). Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. Vespiary (Vespiaries)Noun A nest or colony of wasps or hornets. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".chuffed \chuhft\, adjective1. annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.2. delighted; pleased; satisfied. Example sentences:He was really chuffed about the fire as well, because Mrs Pearson from up the stairs had her washing ruined by the smoke.-- Irvine Welsh, Marabou Stork Nightmares, 1997 Well, we can discuss that when we get there. Declan will be chuffed when I tell him, the family never usually goes to these things.-- Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You, 2007 Etymology: This British...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, April 17, 2013-- sinuous ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". sinuous [sin-yoo-uh s]hear it pronounced adjective 1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path. 2. indirect; devious: sinuous questions. 3. characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance. 4. Botany . sinuate, as a leaf. Origin: 1570–80; < Latin sinu�sussinus: a curve; bend. Related forms sin•u•ous•ly, adverb sin•u•ous•ness, noun sub•sin•u•ous, adjective un•sin•u•ous, adjective un•sin•u•ous•ly, adverb Rules: Everyone must...

Word For The Day, April 16, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". verdant [vur-dnt] -adj1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass 2. of the color green: 3. inexperienced; unsophisticated [1575–85; verd(ure) + -ant ]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. CrasisNoun composition; constitution; makeup. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!) Review Thread Two: Word...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. ImmureTr. Verb 1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison. 2. To build into a wall: immure a shrine. 3. To entomb in a wall. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One:...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".mens rea (MENZ REE-uh) noun Criminal intent. Example sentence:"She appealed against her conviction on the basis that she did not have the required mens rea, in that she was not aware she was carrying drugs."--Minimum 10-Year Drug Term Reduced for 'Naive' Offender; Irish Times (Dublin); Jan 16, 2012. Etymology: From Latin mens rea (guilty mind). Earliest documented use: 1861. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, April 10, 2013-- dissolute ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". dissolute [dis-uh-loot]hear it pronounced adjective indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated. Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dissolūtus (past participle of dissolvere to dissolve). Related forms dis•so•lute•ly, adverb dis•so•lute•ness, noun un•dis•so•lute, adjective Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".machinate \MAK-uh-neyt\ , verbto contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government. Example sentences: ...his malevolent memory would machinate on [it], until the day the darkness he so passionately believed in but just as passionately tried to avoid finally descended.--Warning, 2010 You do not think I am intelligent enough to scheme? Then I haven't the wits necessary to machinate?-- Connie Brockway, So Enchanting, 2009 Etymology: Machinate...

> In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".lex loci (leks LOH-sy, -kee, -ky) noun The law of the place. Example sentences:"Another statute book named Conscience is observed lex loci wherever God sees."--David Mitchell; Cloud Atlas; Random House; 2004. "He is also survived by his two Labrador retrievers: Lex Loci and Stare Decisis."--Obituary: Nathan S. Heffernan, Chief Justice (Ret.); Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Apr 17, 2007. Etymology: From Latin lex (law) + locus (place). Earliest documented use: 1832. Lex loci says that the...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. TrutafarianNoun a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc. [from trust (fund) + (Rast)afarian] Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads:...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".palimpsest (PAL-imp-sest) noun1. A writing surface such as a parchment that has been reused after partially or completely erasing the original text.2. Something reused but still showing traces of its earlier form. Example sentences: "All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and re-inscribed exactly as often as was necessary."--George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-Four; 1949. "Her memories, too, are a palimpsest of the real and the staged; their courting scenes in a play."--Molly and the Playwright;...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, April 3, 2013-- equipoise ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". equipoise [ee-kwuh-poiz, ek-wuh-]hear it pronounced noun 1. an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium. 2. a counterpoise. verb (used with object) 3. to equal or offset in weight; balance. Origin: mid-17c., from merger of the phrase equal poise. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. PolysemousAdjective Having or characterized by many meanings: highly polysemous words such as play and table. Noun - Polysemy Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE...

Word For The Day, Monday, 4/1/13 ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". fatuous; adj. 1. foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory Etymology: [C17: from Latin fatuus ; related to fatiscere to gape] 'fatuously — adv 'fatuousness — n Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. Futilitarian Adjective Holding or based on the view that human endeavor is futile. Noun One who holds the view that human endeavor is futile. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".atavistic\at-uh-VIS-tik\ adjectiveof, pertaining to, or characterized by atavism; reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type. Example sentences: Buck exhibits atavistic characteristics when his instincts and memories of an impossibly distant past "call" him and reassert themselves into his behavior.-- Jack London, The Call of the Wild ...so that when Mrs. and Miss Hulme of Kansas City cut them dead in the Plaza one evening, it was only that...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 27, 2013-- tractable ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". tractable [trak-tuh-buh l]hear it pronounced adjective 1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition. 2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable. Origin: 1495–1505; < Latin tract�bilis, equivalent to tract� ( re ) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble Related forms trac•ta•bil•i•ty, trac•ta•ble•ness, noun trac•ta•bly, adverb non•trac•ta•bil•i•ty, noun non•trac•ta•ble, adjective non•trac•ta•ble•ness, noun Rules:...

Word For The Day, March 26, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". tittup [tit-uhp] -nan exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving. -vito move, especially to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or bouncing way, as a spirited horse. [1695–1705; dial. tit a jerk, twitch ( Middle English titte ) + (gall)op ]

Word For The Monday, 3/25/13, Date ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". discomfit; verb verb (used with object) 1. to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question. 2. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil. 3. Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout: The army was discomfited in every battle. noun 4. Archaic. rout; defeat. Etymology: 1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French descunfit, Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, equivalent to des- dis-1 + confire to make, accomplish...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. CrasisNoun (plural - crases) Composition, constitution, makeup. For word freaks: the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".discursive(dis-KUHR-siv) adjective1. Jumping from topic to topic; rambling.2. Proceeding logically, using reason or argument rather than emotion. Example sentences:"The book is discursive, gently meandering down the River Thames." --Three Men In A Boat; Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Sep 20, 2012. "Obama's penchant for discursive explanations has bothered no constituency more than his base, whose members see in his sometimes professorial tone a lack of passion for the cause at hand."--Scott Wilson; In Arguing for...

Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 20, 2013-- exogamy      ;   In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".   exogamy [ek-sog-uh-mee]hear it pronounced   noun 1. marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare endogamy (marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit). 2. Biology . the union of gametes of unrelated parents.   Origin: 1860–65; exo- + -gamy Related forms ex·og·a·mous [ek-sog-uh-muhs]  adjective ex·o·gam·ic  [ek-suh-gam-ik] adjective       Rules: Everyone must leave a post...

Word For The Day, March 19, 2013 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". obluctation [ob-noo-buh-leyt, -nyoo-] -n[Obs.] A struggle against; resistance; opposition. [L. oblictutio, fr. obluctari to struggle against.]

Word For The Day, Monday, 3/18/13 ; In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". canaille; noun noun riffraff; rabble Etymology: 1670–80; < French < Italian canaglia pack of dogs, equivalent to can ( e ) dog (< Latin canis ) + -aglia collective suffix Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. CogitateIntrans. and Tr. Verb To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder. See Synonyms at think. cogitator - noun Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Review Threads: Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish...